my friends cat somehow got tangled in the cords and wiped out a deep fryer early in the warmiing up stages. the cat panicked and took off hooking the cord. apparently.

could have been bad.

i 100% deep fry with my wok. outdoors.

That was also my third thought.
Check continuity to ground at the outlet. Heck. Check outlet ground to house ground.
A grounding wire is required.
You don't want to touch an appliance connected to 120V on the outside.

Back in HS, my genius buddy got a cheap welder and decided to check it first.
It was wired incorrectly.
The case was LIVE.

(apparently) Welders only push 20-30 Volts. But 200-300 amps. Not sure how the math works in Ohm's Law.
1/10th of an amp across the heart is fatal instantly.

It is strange but those fryers do not use a ground, I have something similar and only two plug no ground.

Some pics. Pins on controller. Spade connector. With bubble in the plastic sheath, they were practically made for this. Just did a tearaway test, a dexterous mouse could pull them off.

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Hmmmm,
I am guessing that this fryer draws 1500w so I would spend $12 and get a new UL Listed cord. I have rigged up many wire jumpers like this for testing, but I draw the line at common cooking appliances. YMMV.

@john70t, yes welders can be lethal but in general your body doesn't provide enough potential to draw a lot of current. Volts are the push factor, if you will, and 20-30v is not a lot of push. Add in a lot of resistance and you just don't draw the current.

I'm not saying it's safe, don't get me wrong. And you might very well feel it, I have. If you are grounded in a way that the electricity is flowing through your chest, that's a killer. Not a good idea to touch the electrode standing in water with damp feet.

But I suspect your friend was seeing the input voltage from the case, so your analogy of welding current out of the transformer or other circuitry, is not what he faced.

So when it comes to high voltage, game over. Especially if there is a lot of current potential like high voltage power lines. But that welder was plenty capable of electrocuting him at 120v on a 20 amp circuit.

Low voltages are relatively safe but I say that only with a lot of caution. I'm sure you have tightened the battery cable on your car with a steel wrench with your other hand on the car somewhere. You didn't feel anything from the 12v.

Again, not saying it is totally safe. You could create circumstances where a car battery will certainly harm you electrically.

Just to close this out, filled with tallow, the fryer weighs over 15 lb. I don't have a fish scale handy, but the pull-away force on the connectors can't be more than a Newton (couple of ounce-force).

nice...Newton!! hahahaha..

You guys never cease to entertain!!! [emoji38] [emoji1787]

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if you leaned a fig newton against the wire, facing out, it would probably unplug the connector falling down.

hahhaha....

my favorite unit is the Slug.