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Twenty years ago, when I worked for Siemens in Munich, after hours, if there
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was no one in the lab we were not allowed to work with anything electrical, that included 5 V lab supply, soldering iron etc. We used to joke that in such circumstances we should put a seat belt while seating in desk chair, in case that someone falls asleep, falls out of chair and gets hurt, but we were only our thirties, still feeling immortal. Regards Miroslav Pokorni ----- Original Message -----
From: "Greyhawk" <greyhawkeng@...> To: <TekScopes@...>; "Fred Olsen" <fwolsen@...> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [TekScopes] lethality of HV I Was Working On A High Energy Strobe System On The Bench, Late At Night26 Years Ago Using A 500v Regulated Supply, I Was Tired, And Had The Supply Set To Max Current, And Voltage. Being Tired, I Had The Single Meter Set To Current (Thought 0 Volts), Clipped The Ground Lead To The PCB, And Held Onto The Ground Lead To Steady The PCB, And Grabbed The Positive Lead. At Full Voltage, And 500 Mils For A Minute (A Lead In Each Hand), After Getting My Thoughts To What Was Happening (Very Difficult Under The Present Circumstances)Stood Up And Walked Backwards, And Pulled The Leads Out. The Doctor Said I Should Have Been Dead On The Spot. I Guess The Great Spirit Was On My Side That Night. I Hope No One Here Has To Learn The Hard Way As I Did, Not Only Should Safety Be A Concern, But Mental Awareness, And Another Person In The Vicinity (In Case). Also. As You Get Tired, Dangerous Mistakes Are Made. I Still Have The Scars On Both Hands 26 Years Later As A Reminder Of My Stupidity. ---- Yahoo! Groups LinksService. |
