[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] The Ten Commandments of Electronics

[Ian]

from Amanda, WB4NCH.  This is the gospel truth!
73, Ian N8IK


TEN COMMANDMENTS OF ELECTRONICS

1. Beware of the lightning that lurketh in an undischarged capacitor,
lest it cause thee to be bounced upon thy buttocks in a most
ungentlemanly manner.

2. Cause thou the switch that supplies large quantities of juice to
be opened and thusly tagged, so thy days may be long on this earthly veil
of tears.

3. Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth and upon which
thou worketh are grounded, lest they lift thee to high-frequency potential
and cause thee to radiate also.

4. Take care that thou useth the proper method when thou taketh the
measure of high-voltage circuits so that thou doth not incinerate both thee
and the meter; for verily, though thou has no account number and can be
easily replaced, the meter doth have one, and as a consequence, bringeth
much woe upon the Supply Department.

5. Tarry not thou amongst those who engage in intentional shocks, for
they are surely nonbelievers who are not long for this world.

6. Take care thou tampereth not with interlocks and safety devices, for
this will incur the wrath of thy seniors and bringeth the fury of the
safety officer down about thy head and shoulders.

7. Work thou not on energized equipment, for if thou doeth, thy buddies
will surely be buying beers for thy widow and consoling her in other ways
not generally acceptable to thee.

8. Verily, verily I say unto thee, never service high-voltage
equipment alone, for electric cooking is a slothful process and thou might
sizzle in thine own fat for hours on end before thy maker sees fit to end
thy misery and drag thee into His fold.

9. Trifle thou not with radioactive tubes and substances, lest thou
commence to glow in the dark like a lightning bug, and thy wife be
frustrated nightly and have no further use for thee except thy wage.

10. Commit thou to memory the works of the prophets, which are written
in the instruction books, which giveth the straight dope and which
consoleth thee, and thou cannot make mistakes, sometimes, maybe.