tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post6121512115877579924..comments2024-03-29T09:43:19.992-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Smoke emitting diodesEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-55892515178521048982020-09-27T18:52:46.265-04:002020-09-27T18:52:46.265-04:00What I meant to say above and didn't, I was th...What I meant to say above and didn't, I was thinking of your post when this came up with my saw.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11338275424057525500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-73754912321519316222020-09-27T18:52:18.644-04:002020-09-27T18:52:18.644-04:00Re unplugging before doing electric surgery- good ...Re unplugging before doing electric surgery- good plan.<br />I thought of that today and unplugged my circular saw before pulling the small tidbits of wood that got caught between the blade and the guard. Probably better to unplug it first, ayep.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11338275424057525500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-66573329628379113482020-09-27T13:43:27.467-04:002020-09-27T13:43:27.467-04:00I was remodeling a house one time and had to remov...I was remodeling a house one time and had to remove and replace a wall heater so we could get a new door in. These were 'in the wall' heaters, so they had a casing and the innards. <br /><br />Everything went fine until I was reinstalling the innards, (under power because I'm a dumbass), when I created an arc between the casing and the innards with the very nice watch I was wearing at the time. Thank goodness I was squatting down when I did that because it knocked me ass over tea kettle and blew my watch off my wrist.<br /><br />I should have known better because back in the day, I was a radar tech and the first rule was to always remove any jewelry, rings, watches, ect. before working on equipment.Mike Guentherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760305520055214986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-17965437952890735222020-09-27T12:49:11.171-04:002020-09-27T12:49:11.171-04:00I used an old-fashioned dial-type light dimmer wit...I used an old-fashioned dial-type light dimmer with mine. No electronics anywhere in that system. Less to fail, and if I need one, I have several that came with the house but were replaced when we moved to LED lights. Yay spares.The Freeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989697995675652792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-22415319817810775292020-09-26T22:37:35.468-04:002020-09-26T22:37:35.468-04:00When ever I unintentionally ark welded a live elec...When ever I unintentionally ark welded a live electrical circuit, the joke was to wear a welding helmet next time since the flash got everyone's attention.Marco the Labhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123976566727977243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-10916881258641319872020-09-26T18:37:23.295-04:002020-09-26T18:37:23.295-04:00Just for the record, I am going to install a 3A fu...Just for the record, I am going to install a 3A fuse in-line with the rheostat. Fuses are easier to find and cheaper than rheostats.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-51083483226860824822020-09-26T15:07:43.930-04:002020-09-26T15:07:43.930-04:00John in Philly,
I have pair of needle nose wire cu...John in Philly,<br />I have pair of needle nose wire cutters with a perfect 12 gauge hole burned into the cutting surface. I may or may not have been present when it happened.<br />Opie Odd<br />Opie Oddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678358535324568443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-79249181765520172922020-09-26T14:17:33.593-04:002020-09-26T14:17:33.593-04:00My Dad walked me through a hot change of a light s...My Dad walked me through a hot change of a light switch. <br />It when fine right to the point when he said, "Now we carefully put the tip of the screwdriver there, and we are going to be careful not to cross the live wires." <br />I might be able to find that screwdriver with the melted notch.<br />We always turned off the power after that.<br /><br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-39133981118624103882020-09-26T11:51:32.345-04:002020-09-26T11:51:32.345-04:00Once power is removed, ANYone can do it.. Wheres t...Once power is removed, ANYone can do it.. Wheres the fun in that?<br />A little game of "Operation" with actual consequences is good for the focus.. Justin_O_Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861281459306259415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-91104202453816493012020-09-26T10:44:55.115-04:002020-09-26T10:44:55.115-04:00The funny thing is that we've all sat through ...The funny thing is that we've all sat through the lesson about unplugging before fiddling, often with varying levels of, um, excitement. And yet we persist. Glad it didn't turn out to be a FIRE emitting diode and turn into one of those "let's all stand outside and chat with the neighbors while watching the house and listening for sirens" things.DaveShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688116113875695262noreply@blogger.com