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On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:29:46 +0100, Paul Burridge wrote:

The question seems daft, but bear with me, gentlemen. Has anyone ever
had an electric shock that they feel lucky to have survived?
No, can't say I have..... I do remember once when I had just got to work
and a line operator came into the lab complaining that he had blown the
fuse on a power supply. It was one of those twist on black cap ones, that
held the fuse inside it. Well, I pulled it out and without thinking just shoved
a new fuse in and wham! Ya! I'm up! That worked better that 10 cups of
coffee!

The incoming hot wire is not supposed to go to the center pin. That
way, the fuse isn't hot when it's inserted into the socket.


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