Hi,
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I am registered as an electrician (for almost 20
years) and although there are some cowboys out there, such bad workmanship is
not tolerated.
Not earthing any fitting is beyond a joke and can
result in loss of practicing license and a huge fine which would pretty much
ruin a person.
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Get yourself checked out by a doctor as the
effects of a shock (on your heart) can?appear several days after the
shock.
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Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 6:44
PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics_101] I almost
didn't come home today - SAFETY!
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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??? ??? The
Sinister 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!
