[Amps] 220VOLT LINE...HAMS CAN BE DANGEROUS

[tongaloa at alltel.net]

I agree with Louie, that one should know before doing. We were taught reading and critical thinking when young. Why?
So we could keep on learning.

One of the good things about these lists is that one can learn from them, and then go do...Sure, hire someone if you've better things to do, but IMO, every opportunity to learn something new should be grasped. The good thing about DIY done right is you know what's there and how it works when you've finished.

BTW, the 'professional' plumber set my house on fire and then told me to, 'go get the hose'. Hell, I knew he'd shut the water off, didn't he? I keep a big fire extinguisher in the kitchen (only place in the house with open flames, be a fool not to have one there). That beat it enough to get the water back on and then I spent the rest of the night digging out an interior sill plate that was smoldering. 

-bob
ah7i


> 
> From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/12/09 Tue PM 01:49:50 EST
> To: amps at contesting.com
> CC: k5uj at hotmail.com
> Subject: [Amps] 220VOLT LINE...HAMS CAN BE DANGEROUS
> 
> Louie makes an important point.  If you only think you know what you are 
> doing, then you really don't.  
...
> trouble. You, unless you happen to be a licensed  electrician by trade, do 
> not possess these skills.