Highest shock voltage

[jumper]

You should see me jump when my phone virates.

amen and all this time i thought it was just me. my wife can not understand why i wont even turn it on when i drive to the store, almost wrecked my truck one time. i thought new remote start was wired wrong.

 

[pbeasley]

about 4kv... Cattle Prod when I was about 14. I was at a friands house sitting on the couch watchin TV when her brother comes out and Zap!

In the trade, 230v about a year ago. Quality control in the asian markets isn't quite what it is on installs around here!

 

[Karl H]

about 4kv... Cattle Prod when I was about 14. I was at a friands house sitting on the couch watchin TV when her brother comes out and Zap!

In the trade, 230v about a year ago. Quality control in the asian markets isn't quite what it is on installs around here!

Oh yeah, I remember the goooooood times we had as kids with Cattle Prod's.
I've been hit with a Cattle Prod at least 30 times. My buddies growing
up, were true saints. I still love em dearly!

 

[brian john]

Oh yeah, I remember the goooooood times we had as kids with Cattle Prod's.
I've been hit with a Cattle Prod at least 30 times. My buddies growing
up, were true saints. I still love em dearly!

And these were your friends?

 

[greg y]

277 volts and learned my lesson really fast, always check to see if the cicuit is turned off myself.

 

[dbuckley]

Few of us are dumb enough to go line to line. :wink:

Sheepishly raises hand...

415V. Just once. Really hurt. Really, really hurt. Didn't enjoy it at all. Could have been worse though, I suppose: it was just across the hand.

This convinced me (25+ years ago now) that working hot was a really poor idea.

 

[Karl H]

And these were your friends?

Oh yes. In the summer of 83 my buddies and I found a cattle prod
in a field,it was called a "Hot-Shot" cattle prod. That torture device in
the hands of five adolescent males was like unleashing pure evil.
For the entire summer, someone daily would fall victim to the "Hot-Shot."

Boys will be Boys!

 

[Lcdrwalker]

My worse one was one leg of a 480 corner grounded delta. Good thing I was on the floor because it flat sat me down and rattled a couple of teeth.

 

[TwinCitySparky]

120V too many times

90V (Ring voltage) many times as a kid


Then there is always that perceived "tendon bind" zap waiting to strike... Tough to get the brain to overcome this one. I've involuntarily thrown a couple tools experiencing it.

 

[sii]

I am surprised (and happy) that I haven't yet read the words "I dare you" yet in this thread.:grin:

 

[zog]

I am surprised (and happy) that I haven't yet read the words "I dare you" yet in this thread.:grin:

Or for us in the South "Hey Y'all watch this!"

 

[Dilligaf1220]

As a kid:
9v battery on the tongue, once.
90v battery in a portable tube radio battery, once.
Spark-plug wires, a couple of times.
Phone ringing while playing with the wires, once.
120v helping dad replace a switch, once.
Static shocks, way too many to count.

As an alectrician:
15Kv from a neon transformer while on a 30' aluminum ladder near the top of a 2-story building, once.
277v, never.
240v (line-to-line, Bob :wink, once.
120v, maybe 4 or 5 times. :roll:


So, I guess the answer is 7.5Kv (center-tap grounded, Bob. )

As a kid poped by electric fence several times(hard headed learner).
hit 480 phase to phase ONCE, didn't need to do that again.
120 to several times.


Jim

 

[steelersman]

120V too many times

90V (Ring voltage) many times as a kid


Then there is always that perceived "tendon bind" zap waiting to strike... Tough to get the brain to overcome this one. I've involuntarily thrown a couple tools experiencing it.

Man I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that gets that tendon snap thing!! Is that what it is? I've never figured it out. But it startles the hell out of me when it happens. Seems like once a week I get it!!

 

[TwinCitySparky]

I'm guessing it's the tendons doing it. It will happen to me after a few really intense days working with my hands, trimming out a large house etc.

Funny how murphys law usually dictates that it happens during an "overcaffinated" stressfull day, the exact same moment the kid jumps off the bed upstairs or the door slams or just as the passing car outside reflects a bright beam of sunlight thru the window.

That'll make ya jump.

 

[Jhaney]

worst shock besides the 120 and 277 was as a child peeing near an electric fence in the dark and haveing my older brother push me into it!!! I think I still owe him for that!!!

 

[LarryFine]

worst shock besides the 120 and 277 was as a child peeing near an electric fence in the dark and haveing my older brother push me into it!!! I think I still owe him for that!!!

Revenge knows no time limits. Go for it!

"Revenge is a dish best served cold! It is very cold in space!" ~ Khan in Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan

 

[brantmacga]

i was struck by lightening when i was 14.

anything less just sorta tickles now.



i win.

 

[dbuckley]

I am surprised (and happy) that I haven't yet read the words "I dare you" yet in this thread.:grin:

You must need Big Clive's tingle-tron...

 

[mikeames]

Are you kidding me..... I cant even believe what I read...

 

[Strahan]

Fresh out of school and knew it all I was running emt into a control panel for a 100hp planer 480V. Of course the panel was still energized I was kneeling down left hand on the stick of emt my right hand trying to get the locknut started and wham wham wham! Yes seemed like forever talking to myself my life flashing in front of me my helmet flew off along with my safety glasses. All I can figure is my body weight pulled me off since I was knelt down leaning backwards.
After I got off of course everything was spinning felt as though I was about to pass out then as that passed I realized my right hand was split open in 4 places burnt. Lets just say I still have limited feeling in my right hand and it is a constant reminder to this day which is many years later.

Here was what happened my right hand I found later fell across the primary side of a control transformer 480v my left hand was grasping the emt so I would say the wounds on my right hand were due to 480v but I felt 277 through my chest and body. A very unfortunate accident that could have been prevented but it has made me a better and safer electrician to this day. As for the wounds on my right hand besides for the lack of feeling I will experience forever it took about 2months for the wounds to heel. This hopefully can be a lesson for all newcombers tothe field.