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Originally Posted by oldE View Post
Ruined a good pair of side-cutters removing a 110v line I thought was 'safe'.

Worst of it was, moments after the sparks from the arc dropped down into a pile of hay and chaff, my wife comes to the door, calling out in panic to her stupid husband she thought had just electrocuted himself, while I'm trying to get the combustable materials out of the barn.

Now I just pull the darn fuse.

Les

Hooking up a 220V baseboard heater (yep, already sounds bad)

Check the breaker, check the wire with a line tester: No juice. Start to pull the wires through the heater side, LIGHTSHOW, sparks, noise, smoke, uncontrolled welding

Wrong breaker, line tester was bad.
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