On August 2, 2019 at 23:21, Ernie Gilman said...
Well, when I first ran into wondering about 3-way switches, there were no motion sensors that anyone could afford.
My first shock was about 500 VDC, yup, plate voltage on an output tube. My conclusion from that was that I did not like shocks. I have been carefully avoiding them ever since. Maybe my love of solving ground problems is related to that.
On the same amp the hand holding the probe slipped and the probe -- not me -- shorted the 120VAC. It was cool to see the brass under the tin plate of the probe. This also told me something to avoid.
Ah, the moments of our lives that we will never forget!
I made a nice wire stripper out of a needle nose pliers for my dad. That wasn't the goal, but the tip of the pliers touched the metal junction box when I tried to cut the hot wire when I though that circuit was turned off. This was over 45 years ago and simple testers like the ones with three lights that are inserted into the receptacle didn't exist. Strips 14ga insulation off very nicely, without cutting into the wire.
I have a combination wrench that slipped out of my hand and touched both terminals of a car battery- has a couple of spots that are no longer covered with chrome. That would be a good way to show people that low voltage can still be dangerous.
