[Elecraft] One more on the "stupid" thread

[Lee Buller]

I have two stupid stories....that should have caused me grave injury or more....
   
  1.  Building two 3-500Z amplifier.  Working with an old Heathkit Warrior power supply that had been in a garage for about 15 years.  Replaced the 866 with 3B28 Mercury Vapor Tubes.  Working to optimized the Pi-Net output circuit.  BAM - 3600 Volts DC across my hand.  Woke up and wondered what happened.  All the fuses blew which saved me from great harm.  I had a couple of burn marks on the hand but that was all.  Traded the amp the next week for a new TH7DXX in the box.  The new owner did get it going, but I wasn't about to try that again. 
   
  2.  Tower work - Summer Time - Kansas.  Yellow Jackets in the mast made a huge nest.  Did not like me near them.  I came of the tower a little to quickly...luckily I did not break a bone, but it sure did hurt for a long time.  Learned real quick that a Raid Hornet Spray is in the work belt before I go up.  Never did that stupid thing again.
   
  Lee - K0WA
   


In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply.  If you don't have any Common Sense - get some and use it.  If you can't find any common sense, ask for help from somebody who has some common sense.