Got Zapped

[red-beard]

I was working on one of my Air Conditioners. Did a long reach and brushed an open terminal. Not sure if it was the contactor or one of the capacitors. Ended up slamming my hand. Been a while...Wrist still hurts...

[masraum]

Dude, watch that stuff, it'll bite ya!

[onewhippedpuppy]

I used to fix a lot of AC compressors in a mobile home park. One day my boss was tightening the screws on a contactor and his screwdriver slipped, shorting across the terminals at 240V. It threw him a solid 4 ft backwards, he just laughed it off. Good times...

[Baz]

Good for the teeth!

Glad it wasn't worse, James!

[Bill Douglas]

Shocking experience.

Pleased you survived it, it gives you a bit of a fright.

[Geary]

As a teen, I had a summer job with American Electric, pulling cable in overhead trays during the building of Waiau power plant (Oahu). One day, my job was to remove the temporary steel tie-wire tie downs, replacing each with heavy duty tie-wraps. Someone must have been overly aggressive twisting on one of their temporaries (cut through the sheathing), as when I went to remove it, there was an explosion in my face with an 18" flame, blowing me off the ladder. Close call.

My last day of work that year, I was on an Ewa Beach military site, watching my partner as he tore down old power poles. The very next day (with another partner), he was blown off his extension ladder after being totally zapped. They had to revive him. Someone had obviously forgotten to cut the bloody power.

[biosurfer1]

My ac blower stopped yesterday. About to climb in the attic when it was 95+ here today. Good reminder to discharge the run capacitor before testing it!