On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, John P . Looney wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 04, 1999 at 12:59:46PM +0100, Bernard Tyers mentioned:
> > > Good tip! I usually leave the power in while messing with boards as it's
> > > an easy way to get a (reasonably) good earthing before touching
> > > components. Not any more.
> > always always always unplug the power...
> > 220V going thru your arm isn't a good idea.
>> Wuss.
you wouldn't say that if it was for 8secs @ about 0.8A
All I could do was say "cool, nice light show" as the variac exploded in
front of me...didn't have to shave for about a week...
have had respect since then
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Bernard Tyers. Mail: btyers at snet.wit.ie, Web: snet.wit.ie/bbt
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