Lessons Learned The Hard Way
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From: Charles Town WV
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (bence13_33)
Ouch!
How about don't let anyone operate the engine crane while you are positioning the engine mounts? My best friend accidentally turned the handle the wrong way and dropped the engine on my sternum. it only fell like 1/2 an inch, but it cracked my sternum. This was the 383 in my Camaro. The moral? Don't sit under the engine while anyone is near the handle.
How about don't let anyone operate the engine crane while you are positioning the engine mounts? My best friend accidentally turned the handle the wrong way and dropped the engine on my sternum. it only fell like 1/2 an inch, but it cracked my sternum. This was the 383 in my Camaro. The moral? Don't sit under the engine while anyone is near the handle.
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Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (bence13_33)
Shocking story. Seriously, glad you’re ok. Also, you’re probably lucky that it was 220 and not 110. Sure, 220 can kill, but it normally blows a person off the circuit and across the room... 110 tends to “stick” a person to the circuit as it cooks their brain.
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Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (63Banshee)
It looks like I have been fried by more juice than anyone so far...
I was replaceing a crossarm on a 35 foot telephone pole at work, And yes the 550 was hot. I soaked my hand in a ice chest all the way home, and the feeling didn't return for the rest of that night.
I went and had a cardio test the evening (6 hours later) and the ticker was still running the Kentucky Derby...
Oh! and the burns you get from high voltage are killers :mad :mad :mad
I was replaceing a crossarm on a 35 foot telephone pole at work, And yes the 550 was hot. I soaked my hand in a ice chest all the way home, and the feeling didn't return for the rest of that night.
I went and had a cardio test the evening (6 hours later) and the ticker was still running the Kentucky Derby...
Oh! and the burns you get from high voltage are killers :mad :mad :mad
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From: Northeast South Dakota
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (Desertdawg)
Desertdawg, I almost had a similar experience. We were changing out a 500 HP, 500 Volt DC motor and I asked another guy on the job if he locked out the power at the VF drive. He said yes, so I took the cover off the box and got the socket out to unhook the power leads. I decided to run down and double check to make da@n sure it was off. It wasn't!! :eek: The lock was in the slot for the lockout, but he didn't put the disconnect lever to the off position first. I think that would have been the end of me. I did get up against an overhead power line once. That kind of sucks. 110 is just a little buzz. Nothing serious. :D
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Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way
Lessons?
3 years ago i used a MARKET ORDER to get out of a stock. i lost 80% of my money in 3 seconds.
duh...always use a LIMIT order.
for 2001 i made 105.7% many lessons learned!
3 years ago i used a MARKET ORDER to get out of a stock. i lost 80% of my money in 3 seconds.
duh...always use a LIMIT order.
for 2001 i made 105.7% many lessons learned!
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (Alwyn678)
Yep, I always trip my own breakers and then I never trust that it was the right breaker...
But then again I HAVE worked on live circuits too, you just don't want to touch the copper :D:D
But then again I HAVE worked on live circuits too, you just don't want to touch the copper :D:D
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Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (Dalannex)
110 volt is more dangerous than 220. 220 will usually knock you loose from the circuit, 110 will leave you stuck on jerking. All it takes is a pathway through your heart, and you are in BIG trouble.
Most of the world is smarter than us North Americans, they run 220 to their wall outlets for everything.
Most of the world is smarter than us North Americans, they run 220 to their wall outlets for everything.
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From: Orlando Florida
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (Ace77)
I'm am totally shocked to hear of your recent experience. I used to enjoy opening up the breaker box at small stadiums and touching things that said 200v...........Hey I was 10 and that was all of the excitement I could afford..........why do you think I bought a Vette.........a lot less painful :yesnod:
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From: CORVETTE 77 385 C.I. TEXAS
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (bence13_33)
Nice that you are fine !
When I was a very little kid, I put a wire as I recall possibly looped into a wall outlet slowly :eek: & learned everything a little kid needed to know about that :reddevil .
When working on a car you have to sometimes make sure things are off & stay off.
When I was a very little kid, I put a wire as I recall possibly looped into a wall outlet slowly :eek: & learned everything a little kid needed to know about that :reddevil .
When working on a car you have to sometimes make sure things are off & stay off.
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From: Orange Park Florida
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (427V8)
I remember years ago, back in Jr High school, my father finally after years of pestering bought me a Vacuum Tube Volt Meter...VTVM, cost about 30-40 bucks back then...it was very expensive...more than I asked for actually...
well, anyway I took one metal probe in one hand, even though I knew better had my fingers on the metal of the other probe...and touched it to the output of an old power transformer winding....tossed about 800 some volts RMS from arm to arm...and ME across the room blew me right off the bench....I gathered myself up and went upstairs to my bedroom, and slept the entire nite....it was about 3 days before I had the courage to go back downstairs in the basement work shop area, and approach the bench again.....scared hell out of me, and never did tell my parents, afraid it would be the end of my electronics hobby.....
as a TV tech/shop manager, I have had 30some KV knock me around too, the TV picutre tube anode, that red wire.....no real current behind it, but it can make you sit up and take notice....some of those old TV's could hold a charge just waiting for you even when off for a week or so, waiting repairs....perpetual care was order of the day....;-))) :D :D :D
well, anyway I took one metal probe in one hand, even though I knew better had my fingers on the metal of the other probe...and touched it to the output of an old power transformer winding....tossed about 800 some volts RMS from arm to arm...and ME across the room blew me right off the bench....I gathered myself up and went upstairs to my bedroom, and slept the entire nite....it was about 3 days before I had the courage to go back downstairs in the basement work shop area, and approach the bench again.....scared hell out of me, and never did tell my parents, afraid it would be the end of my electronics hobby.....
as a TV tech/shop manager, I have had 30some KV knock me around too, the TV picutre tube anode, that red wire.....no real current behind it, but it can make you sit up and take notice....some of those old TV's could hold a charge just waiting for you even when off for a week or so, waiting repairs....perpetual care was order of the day....;-))) :D :D :D
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From: Twin Cities Minnesota
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (Smokehouse69)
110 volt is more dangerous than 220. 220 will usually knock you loose from the circuit, 110 will leave you stuck on jerking. All it takes is a pathway through your heart, and you are in BIG trouble.
Most of the world is smarter than us North Americans, they run 220 to their wall outlets for everything.
Most of the world is smarter than us North Americans, they run 220 to their wall outlets for everything.
Do you guys REALLY believe that more power is safer?? :rolleyes:
220 is much more dangerous than 110, and you are holding ANYTHING that has power on it you are an idiot!
I was taught YEARS ago 'Hand in Pockee, no get shockee'
Or more precicely you won't get killed if you arn't hanging onto the waterpipe with your left hand when you grap the 220 line with the other...
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From: Beautiful Grand Rapids MI
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (427V8)
Do you guys REALLY believe that more power is safer?? :rolleyes:
220 is much more dangerous than 110, and you are holding ANYTHING that has power on it you are an idiot!...[/QUOTE]
No electrician here, but I know enough to be dangerous. Aren't the AMPS the real danger, and not so much the voltage? I was always told that one benefit to 220 (or higher) is running fewer AMPS.
220 is much more dangerous than 110, and you are holding ANYTHING that has power on it you are an idiot!...[/QUOTE]
No electrician here, but I know enough to be dangerous. Aren't the AMPS the real danger, and not so much the voltage? I was always told that one benefit to 220 (or higher) is running fewer AMPS.
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From: Peabody,MA,USA
Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (rmadlem)
The amperage is the Voltage divided by your body resistance. 110volts will kill you if it goes thru your heart. 100ma is enough to stop your heart.
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Re: Lessons Learned The Hard Way (73Ken73)
Lesson learned?? Oh yeah, I got a painfull one that will haunt me for many years.. 18 yrs to be exact. (LESSON).... Don't have unprotected casual sex, especially with someone who means nothing to you :nono: I'd rather take a 277V shot, cause now I can't stand his Mom :conehead :conehead :conehead :conehead
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