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Highest shock voltage

  • 120

    Votes: 31 16.4%

  • 208

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • 240

    Votes: 11 5.8%

  • 277

    Votes: 83 43.9%

  • 480

    Votes: 34 18.0%

  • 600

    Votes: 4 2.1%

  • Over 600

    Votes: 22 11.6%

  • They call me Hap Shaugnessy

    Votes: 3 1.6%
  • Total voters
    189
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mthead

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Highest shock voltage

You're right Larry-I do have a low post record-I often use the forum to prod my brain when I find myself stuck on a question--then I find something else on the page that I had been thinking of and before you know it it's 2am here in NY and I here my wifes' delicate steps coming towards my office and ,well.., many a possible post has been lost that way.
 
Mr.Sparkle

Mr.Sparkle

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Location
Jersey Shore
LarryFine said:
If it was the flash capacitor, it wasn't 12v, it was 300-400v.
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Yeah that's the one. I was talking 12V DC Automobile as well as the capacitor, I had no idea that the cap was probably 300-400v, man my hand felt so strange after that......

I will never attempt to repair a small electronic device again, taking it apart was maddening :mad::mad:........then came re-assembly....:mad::confused::mad::confused::mad:
 
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Dr.Sparks

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I had an apprentice wire a 480V welding power supply that was on a dirt floor in a steel mill. About a foot away was a steel bollard that was installed to protect fork lifts from hitting a nearby time clock. At quitting time, employees would congregate by the clock and this bollard made a great leaning post.....Until I extended my arm and touched the top of the steel welder casing for a casual after work stretch...The apprentice who wired the power supply had landed one of the phases to the ground lug... up all of my fingertips on the left hand, up the arm----across my chest and then down my other arm and exiting through my other fingertips to the grounded bollard....That one left a mark...
 
steelersman

steelersman

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Location
Lake Ridge, VA
Dr.Sparks said:
I had an apprentice wire a 480V welding power supply that was on a dirt floor in a steel mill. About a foot away was a steel bollard that was installed to protect fork lifts from hitting a nearby time clock. At quitting time, employees would congregate by the clock and this bollard made a great leaning post.....Until I extended my arm and touched the top of the steel welder casing for a casual after work stretch...The apprentice who wired the power supply had landed one of the phases to the ground lug... up all of my fingertips on the left hand, up the arm----across my chest and then down my other arm and exiting through my other fingertips to the grounded bollard....That one left a mark...
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Didn't anyone check the wiring after he was done?
 
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specgrade

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When I was around 7 or 8 I stuck a bobby pin into a receptacle and it shot out of my hand and buried itself into the carpet. I couldn't tell if I was shaking my hand or my hand was shaking me. Pretty blue sparks had me intrigued :D
 
gadfly56

gadfly56

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Location
New Jersey
Occupation
Professional Engineer, Fire & Life Safety
specgrade said:
When I was around 7 or 8 I stuck a bobby pin into a receptacle and it shot out of my hand and buried itself into the carpet. I couldn't tell if I was shaking my hand or my hand was shaking me. Pretty blue sparks had me intrigued :D
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And thus, an electrician was born! :grin:
 
brian john

brian john

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Location
Leesburg, VA
An employee (ex-employee) was tasered TWICE, for not following orders, drop the knife once drop the knife twice, then they realized he could not drop the knife as it was stuck in his stomach. He said he hurt. My response was the knife or the taser, he said the taser made him forget about the knife.
 
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