[Elecraft] RE: Dumb mistakes I have made

Thu Jan 24 15:58:00 2002

I can top that one. I was in 3rd grade and fascinated by electricity. A next
door friend and I decided to find out if there was any current flowing in a
lamp socket with the switch turned off. As you have probably guessed, it was
a "3-way" lamp, and we didn't have the power really off, just one of the
lower settings where the bulb was not on (smaller filament blown). Well, the
house key we were using for the "test" was soldered into the socket
instantly, and of course the fuse went as did several other lights in the
house. Scared the poo out of both of us, but fortunely neither of us was
hurt. You know, a major in the Marine Corps can do an amazing job of warming
your behind.

Andy W5VCJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John_Evans" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] RE: Dumb mistakes I have made

> Shoot, I never even got to the point to assemble the kit.  I think I was
11 or 12 and just got bit by the electronics bug.  Bought a small VOM from
Radio Shack, took it home, put in a battery, and then proceeded to measure
the resistance of the power outlet :)
>
> Pop - goodbye meter.
>
> 72 - john - n0hj
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