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Rider · 05-18-2009, 02:17 PM

Pansies... It's only electricity. Didn't anyone ever charge up capacitors and toss them at your buddies? Not shutting the breaker off was bone headed thing to do though. At least your well enough to tell us about it.

Particle Man · 05-18-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rogue

my thoughts exactly

RedRider2k2 · 05-19-2009, 01:14 PM

I was outside installing a light fixture yesterday and just shut the switch off, not the Breaker. There's only myself and my GF here so I knew I would be safe. Especially after my warning to her..

"Don't turn on the switch"

"The switch for the light you're working on?"

"Ya...But just in case, dont touch any switch in the house until I say so"

While I was working on it, I grabbed a wire and twisted it in an awkward way. Something in my hand popped and sent a pain right up to my shoulder. I've been shocked by 120Vac before and it felt the same. I actually had to go check the switch again to make sure it was off and it was. Weird.

Gas Man · 05-19-2009, 02:20 PM

can always tape the switch off... I have done that when i have open circuits during construction/remodel times.

njchopper87 · 05-19-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

can always tape the switch off... I have done that when i have open circuits during construction/remodel times.

That's what my father does. He's an electrician though, so he usually takes all the precautions including shutting the breaker off. Unless he's messing with something that he wired himself he doesn't trust anyone's electrical work but his own. You'd be surprised how many light switches and outlets he's run into that are improperly grounded or are otherwise sloppy. It only takes a several seconds of electricity to die, so why not just spend the time flipping the switch?

Gas Man · 05-19-2009, 03:32 PM

Oh yeah I could go all crazy... I do all that LOTO stuff at work and have to be re-certified every year on it and for all the different types of power sources from electrical, pneumatic, pressure, ect... but for around the house and just me and maybe a bud or wife. The tape over the switch is fine. Mostly its due to open wires during remodeling.

05-19-2009, 01:14 PM	#33
RedRider2k2 Holier Than Thou Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: N.B, Canada Moto: 06 ZX10R, 18 400 Ninja, 11 KLX250s Posts: 463	I was outside installing a light fixture yesterday and just shut the switch off, not the Breaker. There's only myself and my GF here so I knew I would be safe. Especially after my warning to her.. "Don't turn on the switch" "The switch for the light you're working on?" "Ya...But just in case, dont touch any switch in the house until I say so" While I was working on it, I grabbed a wire and twisted it in an awkward way. Something in my hand popped and sent a pain right up to my shoulder. I've been shocked by 120Vac before and it felt the same. I actually had to go check the switch again to make sure it was off and it was. Weird. __________________ Good judgement is the product of experience...Experience is the product of bad judgement. Sometimes The Faster It Gets, The Less You Need To Know. But You Gotta Remember The Smarter It Gets, The Furthur It's Gonna Go.

05-19-2009, 02:20 PM	#34
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	can always tape the switch off... I have done that when i have open circuits during construction/remodel times. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

05-19-2009, 03:32 PM	#36
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Oh yeah I could go all crazy... I do all that LOTO stuff at work and have to be re-certified every year on it and for all the different types of power sources from electrical, pneumatic, pressure, ect... but for around the house and just me and maybe a bud or wife. The tape over the switch is fine. Mostly its due to open wires during remodeling. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

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05-18-2009, 02:17 PM	#31
Rider Moto GP Star Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12,156	Pansies... It's only electricity. Didn't anyone ever charge up capacitors and toss them at your buddies? Not shutting the breaker off was bone headed thing to do though. At least your well enough to tell us about it.