[Hallicrafters] Re: [HallicraftersRadios] SX-17 Meter Damage

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 6/1/05, Craig Roberts <crgrbrts at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hey Bill, don't feel bad. Your problem was the result of an
> understandable accident. On the other hand, I once reached into the
> "safe" top of my Hammarlund 170A to tweak a coil or two and learned
> about the live 117 volts on the clock's exposed power terminals.
> 
> This was a really obvious mistake once it happened, but I found the
> experience shocking nonetheless.

I did something similar once, can't recall the piece of gear, but
removing my hand at lightspeed resulted in several nasty cuts from the
sharp screw ends protruding therein.

We're lucky that we got a second chance, and it's a lesson I learned *well*.

Not a lot different than the saying used in the aviation field: any
landing that you walk away from is a good one. Maybe amended to say
'any lesson that you survive and can learn from is a good one'?

de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ