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Re: [Amps] Working on my Darwin award

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Subject: Re: [Amps] Working on my Darwin award
From: peter chadwick <g8on@fsmail.net>
Reply-to: g8on@fsmail.net
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:45:46 +0100
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Rules I heard early on and adopted:

1. Never wear jewellery - rings, bracelets, neck chains etc when working on 
live equipment at any voltage. 

2. Never wear rings when soldering - a drop of molten solder under a ring can 
damage the finger and the ring!

3. Don't wear watches with metal watch straps. I saw a guy working on a 30kW tx 
do that: he had the safety barriers around him and the cover off, but the hand 
holding the clip board had the metal watch strap in the same plane as the tank 
coil. He got a nasty burn right round his wrist - somewhat mitigated by the 
fact that there was handy fire bucket in which to put his hand (and watch!)

4. Never wear a ring, jewellery or metal watch strap when connecting or 
disconnecting a storage battery.

5. Plan what you are going to do, list each step in your mind or perhaps on 
paper if there's a lot steps (like Heathkit instructions!) before you dive into 
some kit that can injure you.

6. Remember that 12 or 24 volts at 50 amps can be just as bad for your health 
as 2kV at 1 amp. 

When my XYL was working on the bench in the lab, she removed her rings, and 
although she doesn't do soldering anymore, the habit of not wearing them has 
stuck!

73

Peter G3RZP
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