curiouscarbon
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cool project concept.
i am too scaredy cat to even do 48V (albeit LFP, but either way.) so i am limiting myself to 12V and 24V systems for now until learn more.
Magid gloves are supposed to be the standard hand protection from what I gather. Very important with increasing voltage.
The rubber dries out over time exposed to air leading to cracks and can get tiny puncture from e.g. stray stranded conductor, which ruins the protection.
So I would always use the leather glove even though it degrades dexterity.
So definitely take the 1 year from opening as real. At time of manufacture they do a "HiPot" (High Voltage Potential) basically simulating a hand being in the glove and generate very high voltage on the outside of the glove. If a small hole is present in the rubber inner glove, the high voltage potential can jump through that small (maybe not visible to eye) hole and harm the person wearing it.
one time i unwired a gable fan from AC. i am not a trained electrician. i put on the gloves, used a multimeter to verify the circuit was live, then went and shut off the breaker to that circuit, came back and verified the plug no longer registered a voltage, and only then proceeded to unscrew the outlet cover and disconnect the hardwired fan. maybe those precautions were excessive or even not enough, but personally i prefer to be inconvenienced instead of zappy time.
wishing for a safe outcome!
i am too scaredy cat to even do 48V (albeit LFP, but either way.) so i am limiting myself to 12V and 24V systems for now until learn more.
Magid gloves are supposed to be the standard hand protection from what I gather. Very important with increasing voltage.
The rubber dries out over time exposed to air leading to cracks and can get tiny puncture from e.g. stray stranded conductor, which ruins the protection.
So I would always use the leather glove even though it degrades dexterity.
So definitely take the 1 year from opening as real. At time of manufacture they do a "HiPot" (High Voltage Potential) basically simulating a hand being in the glove and generate very high voltage on the outside of the glove. If a small hole is present in the rubber inner glove, the high voltage potential can jump through that small (maybe not visible to eye) hole and harm the person wearing it.
one time i unwired a gable fan from AC. i am not a trained electrician. i put on the gloves, used a multimeter to verify the circuit was live, then went and shut off the breaker to that circuit, came back and verified the plug no longer registered a voltage, and only then proceeded to unscrew the outlet cover and disconnect the hardwired fan. maybe those precautions were excessive or even not enough, but personally i prefer to be inconvenienced instead of zappy time.
wishing for a safe outcome!