[Boatanchors] newbie question

[Sherry Guttery]

On 6/30/2013 1:33 PM, rbethman wrote:
> One aspect of all of this that hasn't been said as of yet.
>
> This is a VERY important issue!  If you are going to poke 
> around in a tube type radio, whether it is either a 
> receiver or a transmitter, ALWAYS keep ONE hand in your 
> pocket!
>
> The voltages in use will send you into the next life!
>
> Receivers easily carry voltages of 300+ whether they are 
> AC or DC!
>
> You NEVER want to have the hand that SHOULD be in your 
> pocket to be touching something that is grounded, or is 
> another part of the radio being worked on.
>
> These older radios do NOT normally come with a colorful 
> DANGER - High Voltage sign.
>
> This is definitely an issue you NEED to know and pay 
> careful attention to!
>
Along these lines you might want to be sure you do not wear 
a ring on the hand poking around a circuit that may be hot 
especially high voltage circuits - could cause serious 
injury or loss of a finger. Some people have their ring 
split if they want to wear it but find they work on a lot of 
equipment that the ring could possibly either get caught on etc.

-- 
sherry guttery

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