I too do electrical power consulting work, and, like Jerry, have been on
cases involving poorly-trained people working on hot stuff - and it's never
fun to reconstruct the blame where severe injuries or fatalities are
involved.
Between graduation and grad school I did a stint as Jr.Engineer for an
electric utility - and whether beginner or old timer safety was preached day
in, day out.
Richards' laughing friends are the stupid ones. Do it yourself is fine for
many things, but not power-electric. I hate these home-mechanic books
explaining how simple it is to add an outlet, etc. Fine IF and ONLY IF you
have had the equivalent of an apprenticeship - or degrees in EE with a bit
of hands-on experience - or - adequate fire and life/health insurance.
Even with supposedly qualified electricians doing the work I've seen too
many installations that are booby traps, and too many of them have been
sprung before I get to see them.
Suggestions to all: two things to avoid: adapters for 3-prong 120 plugs to
old style 2-prong (ground terminal cut off is same thing), and the
all-too-common in residential construction: blue plastic junction boxes.
Will Jerry back me up?
Dave K3TX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richards" <jruing@ameritech.net>
To: <geraldj@weather.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Electric safety
Gee, Doctor G... a rather sobering reminder of the
danger involved.
My friends laughed at me when I hired an electrician to
finish some work I had started - just adding extra lines
and wall outlets in the basement - but hired an electrician
to review, test, and complete the hookup in the "fuse box."
You and the electrician understand - and I don't mind his
laughing on his way to the bank with my check.
My charity club had a speaker recently... we purchased
a defibrillator for the local fire dept, and they saved his
life with it. His stopping in to say thanks for the donation
made our efforts seem worthwhile.
=================== K8JHR ========================
On 2/18/2010 6:25 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
While the mark left by high voltage may be small, a low voltage supply
can cause... That much > current through a metal watch band can do a lot
of damage too.
You can only be brought of
fibrillation with a defibrillator to give a massive short shock to stop
the heart and let it bounce into a normal rhythm again.
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