[Milsurplus] For God's Sake- Stop and Think

[Jack Antonio]

Yes,

A lot of the resistors in the command sets are uninsulated.

I didn't get shocked, but let some smoke out of the components
when the meter probe fell between two resistors in a receiver.

Last time I got shocked was on a homebrew power supply for an
AF-67. I put a snubber circuit across a pair of contacts in
the center tap of the high voltage transformer, and even though
it was only a .1 uf, it still carried a hefty jolt. And yes,
I discharged the main filter caps, but forgot about the little
.1 guy.

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
scr287 at sbcglobal.net



David Stinson wrote:
> antqradio at juno.com wrote:
> 
>> So what were you doing when Mr. Electron shook your hand?
> 
> 
> Working on a live BC-456 WWII aircraft radio transmitter
> modulator/power supply.  "Wonder if that resistor is
> getting.... YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"
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