I got a shock today...

[rocker]

If the UK's electrical regs were put into force in America i wonder if they'd have to use an RCD on the Electric chair

Ha ha that woud be a long old poke! Death by electrocution in 29 millisecond increments!

 

[nickblake]

LoL nice one rocker he probabley wears specticals after that ,as for the battery thats cruel funny but cruel

 

[ezzzekiel]

unbelievable

 

[rocker]

unbelievable

I LOL'd!

 

[davelerave]

If the UK's electrical regs were put into force in America i wonder if they'd have to use an RCD on the Electric chair

i love those executions on telly where they forget to wet the sponge

smoke and sparks all over the place

 

[GStueyXR]

I know someone who peed on an electric fence. By all accounts it was quite a spectacle!

A funny thing to do is lob a 9v battery in a 'trough' style gent's. Ever licked a battery? Imagine that right up the far-eastern!

I read about a guy taking a pee when lightning struck his house plumbing and killed him dont know if it is a silly urban myth as I would expect the current to be safely conducted to earth is this situation.

 

[nickblake]

Not with the power of a lighting bold ,we had one hit an old school about 5 years ago the bold was so powerfull it blew the manholes out of the road ,8ft hole in a roof blew the transformer off the pole and destroyed every piece if electrical equipment that was plugged in ,

a few years ago there was a girl who was brushing her teeth ended up with 2 degree burns on her bum when the pipes were struck by lightning shot down her mouth and out of her bum ouch

 

[Skint Eastwood]

i love those executions on telly where they forget to wet the sponge

smoke and sparks all over the place

Like that disturbing and brilliant scene in Green Mile, when the screw deliberately 'forgot' to wet the sponge. Brutal!

Reminds me, I was watching The Changeling recently, good film but it made me laugh when they showed women in a mental hospital receiving electric shock treatment, while a team of nurses held them down

(I appear to still be alive by the way, touch wood)

 

[rocker]

(I appear to still be alive by the way, touch wood)

Well keep us updated.

Deadwatch day two: Still not dead.

 

[mogga]

PMSL Rocker

 

[m25maintenance]

ok its ilegal to work live, so why r u poking in a live cu, i dont care about the suppliers main fuse seal , i cut it and remove main fuse, u will never be taken to court, but b4 u replace or remove the main fuse always turn of all breakers and main switches to all dis circuits if you dont u will get flash arks as you try to put the main fuse back, remember u will only die once

 

[m25maintenance]

i fitted a medical safe in a medical center last week, the light inside d safe was on a plug 13 amp. so i plugged it in and wam bam i was touching d cabinet and the rcd saved me, the manufacturer left bare terminals at the back of the batton holder

 

[Graeme Harrold]

WHen it comes to dangerous places, I was given some very sound advice when I started out as a mechanic................"Never stick your fingers where you wouldnt dream of sticking your c0ck...........!

And for me Id never dangle my little chap in a CU (IP2X or not!!!!)

 

[Skint Eastwood]

Well I don't plan on putting my old boy or my fingers into a CU again without at least considering removing the main fuse or investigating if there's an isolator. Looking on this and other forums it seems the subject of isolators and cutting main fuse seals is quite a contentious issue.

It honestly never occurred to me at the time. I just was focussed on what I had to do: a visual inspection, take some readings, and get home before the grand prix started. I started this thread to find out exactly how stupid/lucky I had been. Now I know. I should have been a lot more respectful of the dangers of working with electricity.

Thanks for all the replies, I've learned a lot. (3 days on, still not dropped dead).

 

[Davey101]

Very stupid, and pretty lucky mate

As others have said, assume everything is live (especially main switches). One of the best ways to avoid a shock is by LOOKING at whatever its is you are working on, look out for live terminals, damaged cables dodgy joints etc. It may sound simple, but 5 seconds and a bit of poking around with a screwdriver can save you a painfull (and usually embarassing) shock.