[Elecraft] RE: Dumb mistakes I have made

[George, W5YR]

Yes, I know - I had a retired Marine Corps major for my undergrad tech
writing course.

SHE was tough as nails and one of the best teachers I ever had!

72/73/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas         
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Alva Anderson W5VCJ wrote:
> 
> 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.