This is one of those scary stories that convinces
governments to make sure that only licensed electricians should do electrical
work. Even scarier is the possibility that the person who did the install
probably WAS licensed.
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Dragon
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Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 12:41
PM
Subject: [Electronics_101] I almost
didn't come home today - SAFETY!
This may be semi OT as it is electrical, not
electronic.
I work as a stationary engineer for a municiple government.
Part of
our duties is minor electrical work - things like changing lamp
ballasts, fixing broken outlets, changing electric motors
etc.
Anyway, I got a work order this morning saying that one corner of
a
florescent fixture was pulling away from the ceiling in a preschool
room.I looked and one corner was sagging down about 1/4". I grabbed
a
ladder and went up to see what was happening. I touched the
fixture and
*ZAP*. Not a big jolt, but my fingers were a bit numb
for 15 minutes or
so.
Needless to say, the power went off REAL fast after that. I took
the
lens off, the tubes out, and removed the ballast cover. First thing
I noticed was the lack of a ground wire... Not a loose ground - it
was
completely missing!
