I agree. While I certainly don't RECOMMEND getting shocked with any amount of electricity, I would say that there's a good probability you're not going to die from it. (that said, you never know for sure, especially if it's passing through your heart...) My uncle once had a trailer that he just ran some quick power to with an extension cord or something and somehow screwed up cause I went to the door and touched the metal side. YOWCH.
Also I somehow was messing with a christmas light set (the old ones that ran 120v to the bulbs) and stuck my finger in the socket. YOW! I'm sure I've done it one or two other times as well (at least) And of course that doesn't count the occasional touching of the electric fence... (: Levi On 12/13/05, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > it is not advisable for people with pacemakers to play with 120v. > It also helps to have callouses on your fingers. Almost all the patrons > of > said hardware store were farmers with calloused fingers. Burkie would not > let you grab the wires if your fingers were wet. > > Worst zap I ever got was one leg of 440 in the basement of the Turtle Bay > HIlton while kneeling in a puddle of water. That got my attention! I had > taken all the precautions available, but was nervous about the > water. Needless to say, I took even more precautions while finishing the > job. > > I am not advocating being stupid. A couple of guys I have known have been > electrocuted. I AM saying that 120v with dry skin and rubber/plastic > soled > shoes is not the mortal shock some are advocating, (unless you have a > pacemaker.) It is just introducing a bit of perspective into the > discussion of replacing cords. I am very cautious around electricity. My > point is only that if you take proper precautions, such as wearing rubber > soled shoes and keeping your feet dry, most contact with low voltage is > not > fatal, and nothing to get hysterical about. > > If a new cord was used and routed over a wear/abrasion point, it is just > as > possible that it could theoretically pass 120 V to the chassis (after a > period of time) as a repaired cord. A properly repaired cord is not a > death sentence. > > At 07:05 AM 12/13/2005, you wrote: > >That could end up one hell of a catastrophe about time the doubter 's > >pacemaker went poof!!!! Stupid....Really, really stupid. > > > >Mike > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Loren Faeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:19 PM > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heater pyrotechnics > > > > > > > Naa, just a tickle. !20V grounded through a person to the > Mississippi > > > river will get said person's attention, but it is not generally > fatal. I > > > knew a guy who ran a hardware store. He kept a cord with bare > wires. He > > > would hold one wire in each hand to show people it is only a > tickle. He > > > would regularly challenge disbelievers to take the wires in their bare > > > hands. > > > > > > > > >>Boy oh boy, is this bum advice. The cost of that cord is > inconsequential. > > >> >From the description it's clear that the insulation has worn through > > >> after all > > >>those years and patching it together to save pennies is nuts. Suppose > you > > >>plugged it in and suddenly you have 120V AC standing on the car's > chassis, > > >>just > > >>waiting for someone to touch it. Can you spell electrocution? > > >> > > >>RLE > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. -Dale Carnegie
