Nope I'm going to bond the neutral at the head on the line side of the disconnect like you said, like I should and run 3 pole transfer switch between the main and sub panel.
Ya priming a braker by hand can be a real bear.
I had to do the same a few months back on a 6900 braker because the universal motor fried when a couple of S&C fuses blew in what was suposed to be a ty-switch (that strangely had fuses in it not on the print GRRRRR).
So I spent 20 minuts ratcheting the springs and closed it only to find the SOB rattled hummed and did a funny little dance when when the remaining phase came to life some silly poop head (not exact words used at the time) didn't update the prints. Of course its pannic time too because the pumps that keep the mine dry won't run without power. Now those upper pumps are running but the deep pumps won't start and I found some creative stress cones in a 13.8 switch that couldn't take abuse now I have an S&C doing a funny little dance between me and the door of a tiny electrical vault. 18 hours I spent priming brakers, changing fuses and soiling myself LOL.
You know we're(by that I mean the power dept with me standing there looking like a dummy) suposed to check the ground grid and our 4/0 magic cable but I can't say I've ever seen it done. Thank god we use neutral grounding resistors on our 13.8 and down to limmit fault current. On the other hand you pray those protection systems will work but its always in the back of your mind there are brakers no one ever remebers seeing trip and a lot of the old stuff has no test.
I've been lucky some of this stuff is real old and abused.
Other fun and games with medium voltage:
"Why is everyone dragging their feet in here?"
Spud wrench impaling a 13.8 mine armour cable in the shaft is it live?
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35 year old cables subjected to hipot tests and returned to service then I get to close the switch
Personal fav standing ankle deep in water in flooding 4160 vault trying to get the pumps running ( I was green, stupid and did what I was told ). That was lots of laughs I had this realy attractive young cage tender with me and she says is there anything I can do? So said I stand on this plastic chair outside the switch room and If I fry call for help she stayed there scared poopless untill I fired up the pumps
Any one know how to use these new 3M splice kits ?
Hey these hot gloves expired last year.....
Phone call to No.1 sub " Can you tell me how to do a station guaratee? "
How long has that light that tells you we have a ground on that ungrounded delta been flickering?
What is this goo were standing in next to the Askeral filled transformer?
13.8 unshielded cable.... exists???
Its a learning curve, stops when you retire....
Doug