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My posts here are normally either humorous or a plea for help.

In this case, something slightly different.

Yesterday I got complacent, lazy and careless.

All the job was was changing two light fittings. I'm sure I'm not the only one, even if others don't care to admit it, that just checks the lights themselves are off at the switch. A very bad habit, and, I learned the hard way.

See photo attached. I have no ideas how they managed it. But I got a massive belt and a real scare.

Lesson learned!

Regards all.

Dave
 

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So was the whole fitting live when the switch was on? Or was that bare copper sleeved previously?

Someone needs to invent gloves or something with a built in voltage detector. So when you get near to touching live, it beeps or screams at you to make you stop.
 
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The earth fly lead is attached to the PL loop.

No sheathing, bare copper.

Ouch.

Jus glad I was only 2 steps up the ladder and landed on my feet. Do have two tiny burns.

There's a pilot saying that you start with a full bag of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the experience bag before the luck empties...

Dave

I've been doing this long enough I should know better!
 
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ruston said:
Remember the old adage. " There are old electricians, there are bold electricians, but there are no old bold electricians. "
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yes there are. I'm still here. ??.i've had more shocks than Ted Bundy.
 
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