[Boatanchors] [BoatAnchors] A WARNING: The Death Angel Flies Close.

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

I was once bitten by the screen voltage of a 25KW analog TV transmitter.
My boss said he was securing power.
I heard the breaker being turned off.
I failed step one of safety, check to see that the voltage os zero.
The fool turned off the backup transmitter, still had screen voltage.
Thank goodness for rubber soled shoes and only one hand in the equipment.

BTW. Get rid of the ring when working on equipment.
Get it across a high current source and it will get real hot real quick.
If tickled by a non lethal voltage to reaction to quickly withdraw your 
hand my result in a missing finger if the ring get caught on something.

Glad you survived.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV

On 11/16/2019 2:48 PM, Grant Youngman wrote:
> Glad this had a better than deadly ending, Dave.  I was there once.  Thrown about ten feet across the room, and was lucky to come to with everything still intact — and nothing more than a couple of nasty burns.
>
> All it takes is one tiny slip of mind …
>
> Grant NQ5T
>
>> On Nov 16, 2019, at 2:34 PM, David Stinson via BoatAnchors <boatanchors at lists.theporch.com> wrote:
>>
>> A WARNING:  Close Encounter with the Death Angel.
>>
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Glenn Little                ARRL Technical Specialist   QCWA  LM 28417
Amateur Callsign:  WB4UIV            wb4uiv at arrl.net    AMSAT LM 2178
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