celtictechie
Member
Re: wat have you been electicuted by ?
Nothing a little tingle won't now and then damm rental equipment.
JAmes
Nothing a little tingle won't now and then damm rental equipment.
JAmes
by the way, technically no one here has been electricuted, shocked yes. Electricution technically only occurs if you die.
I have been told that grounding yourself is all but a necessity here, because the doors, the wall plates, and just about everything builds up a sizeable static charge in the winter. So sizeable that it can create sparks over half an inch long!
Now that's Funny! I'm sending it to our SM's
Speaking of shocks... this one is none theatrical. I was tuning a freinds Bug < a cherry '74 super beetle> , he had been doing some work and had screwed up the idle to the point that it was idlling at about 2500 rpm. So I grabbed my really long thin screwdriver, hunkered down on the left side of the engine,sort of leaned forward and placed my forehead up against the engine cover so I could see the fast mass air flow screw. Then holding the screw driver by the shaft I shoved it into the side of the carb. unfortunately on a 74 super beetle the ignition coil is mounted up side down right right next to the carb. When I accidently hit it the shock ran up my arm accross my shoulder and out through my forehead, 4 cylinders 2500 rpm, and it probably took a whole second before I could let go. You do the math and figure how 100,000 volt shocks I took through my brain.
I have to admit a few minutes I started feeling real relaxed and happy.
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