[ARC5] A WARNING: The Death Angel Flies Close.

[Mark K3MSB]

Ouch.   I'm glad you're OK Dave.

I was going to light up the TBW for the first time tonight,  but I think
I'll do Netflix instead.

73 Mark K3MSB

On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 4:33 PM J Mcvey via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> OUCH.
> Those  look like HV rf burns. I have seen burns that look  like that from
> TV flyback arcs into a person's finger. Yes, very painful and they go deep
> to the bone , so they are slow to heal.
> The guy whose wounds I saw did eventually have a full recovery with no
> lasting damage though.
>
> Beyond waiting for bleeders to do their job after the set is powered down,
> I also go in with a crude "lightening stick" ,which consists of a 25 ohm 10
> watt wirewound resistor, with a ground lead and tap all the hot spots for
> few seconds each.
> What if the bleeders were open? ASSUME NOTHING!
>
> On Saturday, November 16, 2019, 3:46:10 PM EST, Martyn Google <
> martyn.seay at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Couldn’t put it better myself.
> Thank you for the timely warning.
> Martyn ZL3CK
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 17/11/2019, at 9:27 AM, John Saxon via ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Very well put, Dave. We are soooooo glad you survived.  And sooooo glad
> you shared with us, we all are safer now because of your thoughtfulness.
>
> May God bless you and yours,
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> John
> K5ENQ
>
>
>
> On Saturday, November 16, 2019, 1:35:57 PM CST, David Stinson <
> arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
>
> A WARNING:  Close Encounter with the Death Angel.
>
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