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Message 13869 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 17:47:50 UTC - in response to Message 13853.  

might as well work on your car battery while standing barefoot on your concrete garage floor.

How about getting zapped (a few times) from a distributer wire while working on the engine timing. My ignition coil puts out 45k volts. :P

While standing in a puddle of gasoline.
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Message 13879 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 18:51:33 UTC - in response to Message 13835.  

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Leaving something plugged in and grounding yourself at the same time... might as well work on your car battery while standing barefoot on your concrete garage floor.


Except that there's no HV around unless the PSU has failed and grounded to its case, or you open the PSU, or you have a HV water pump that somehow has exposed leads, etc.

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To do it 'properly', you would place your PC on an anti-static mat, replace power lead with a lead prupose built lead which connects only the ground with to the PC (or attach PC to a ground point), use an anti-static wristband (to ground you) with other end attached to the PC (which is now grounded), touch a bare metal part of the PC case before you start, to discharge any static you may have, and be carful not to unecessarilly touch any electrical circuits anyway.


Which is essentially what I was suggesting, less the antistatic mat, which is of course a good idea as well.

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Message 13883 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 19:34:20 UTC - in response to Message 13869.  

might as well work on your car battery while standing barefoot on your concrete garage floor.

How about getting zapped (a few times) from a distributer wire while working on the engine timing. My ignition coil puts out 45k volts. :P

While standing in a puddle of gasoline.

So you've tried it then? :P
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Message 13891 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 20:11:51 UTC - in response to Message 13883.  

So you've tried it then? :P

When I didn't intend to ;^)

The real danger in that scenario isn't the shock (which is unpleasant enough) but that, in yanking your hand away reflexively, you'll yank it right into the cooling fan or some such.

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Message 13894 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 20:31:26 UTC - in response to Message 13879.  

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Leaving something plugged in and grounding yourself at the same time... might as well work on your car battery while standing barefoot on your concrete garage floor.


Except that there's no HV around unless the PSU has failed and grounded to its case, or you open the PSU, or you have a HV water pump that somehow has exposed leads, etc.

Ice wrote:
To do it 'properly', you would place your PC on an anti-static mat, replace power lead with a lead prupose built lead which connects only the ground with to the PC (or attach PC to a ground point), use an anti-static wristband (to ground you) with other end attached to the PC (which is now grounded), touch a bare metal part of the PC case before you start, to discharge any static you may have, and be carful not to unecessarilly touch any electrical circuits anyway.


Which is essentially what I was suggesting, less the antistatic mat, which is of course a good idea as well.

I'm glad we would both suggest the same thing. But then it must be a few years since I used an anti-static mat, or wrist strap, or grounded a PC - but I've never lost a component yet, and like to think I know what I'm doing (touch wood).

Mind you, there was that SIMM that died with that scorch mark in the RAM socket which killed the motherboard... The red wine that killed the laptop doesn't count - drinking and surfing in bed isn't usually required with anti-static mats :P


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Message 13899 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 20:57:21 UTC - in response to Message 13891.  

So you've tried it then? :P

When I didn't intend to ;^)

The real danger in that scenario isn't the shock (which is unpleasant enough) but that, in yanking your hand away reflexively, you'll yank it right into the cooling fan or some such.


Leaning from the passenger side there isn't much chance of doing that. Right hand on the timing gun and left hand on the distributer. Just some nice Jolts. I've changed the wires out since, so no more zapping. :( :D

The real danger

I had a coil spring(front tire) pop out of the compression tool and luckly it hit my hand and missed my face. I couldn't move 2 fingers for a couple days from the blow. :P
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Message 13900 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 21:00:29 UTC - in response to Message 13894.  

The red wine that killed the laptop doesn't count - drinking and surfing in bed isn't usually required with anti-static mats :P

Need to lay off the juice. :P
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Message 13902 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 21:09:32 UTC - in response to Message 13900.  

The red wine that killed the laptop doesn't count - drinking and surfing in bed isn't usually required with anti-static mats :P

Need to lay off the juice. :P

Actually, it wasn't wine, it was port. It was a while back when I was in bed with a snapped Achilles’ tendon. When I tried to navigate out of bed past the tray holding the laptop and port...

It was a new laptop, not even a week old. I hobbled to the shop with crutches and helper. They confirmed the motherboard was zapped, and gave me a new laptop. Luckily the warranty covered accidental spillages.


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Message 13912 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 22:57:35 UTC - in response to Message 13902.  

The red wine that killed the laptop doesn't count - drinking and surfing in bed isn't usually required with anti-static mats :P

Need to lay off the juice. :P

Actually, it wasn't wine, it was port. It was a while back when I was in bed with a snapped Achilles’ tendon. When I tried to navigate out of bed past the tray holding the laptop and port...

It was a new laptop, not even a week old. I hobbled to the shop with crutches and helper. They confirmed the motherboard was zapped, and gave me a new laptop. Luckily the warranty covered accidental spillages.


Should have used it more than spilled on it. It's always an accident. :P
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Message 13913 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 22:58:33 UTC - in response to Message 13912.  

The red wine that killed the laptop doesn't count - drinking and surfing in bed isn't usually required with anti-static mats :P

Need to lay off the juice. :P

Actually, it wasn't wine, it was port. It was a while back when I was in bed with a snapped Achilles’ tendon. When I tried to navigate out of bed past the tray holding the laptop and port...

It was a new laptop, not even a week old. I hobbled to the shop with crutches and helper. They confirmed the motherboard was zapped, and gave me a new laptop. Luckily the warranty covered accidental spillages.


Should have used it more than spilled on it. It's always an accident. :P

I have a Logitech G15 keyboard that is always on from a soda spillage. Better ON that OFF though.
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Message 13915 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 23:03:20 UTC - in response to Message 13913.  

The red wine that killed the laptop doesn't count - drinking and surfing in bed isn't usually required with anti-static mats :P

Need to lay off the juice. :P

Actually, it wasn't wine, it was port. It was a while back when I was in bed with a snapped Achilles’ tendon. When I tried to navigate out of bed past the tray holding the laptop and port...

It was a new laptop, not even a week old. I hobbled to the shop with crutches and helper. They confirmed the motherboard was zapped, and gave me a new laptop. Luckily the warranty covered accidental spillages.


Should have used it more than spilled on it. It's always an accident. :P

I have a Logitech G15 keyboard that is always on from a soda spillage. Better ON that OFF though.


Reminds me of tests I saw in a magazine of a Nintendo DS, one was being flushed in a toilet.
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Message 13929 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 23:37:22 UTC - in response to Message 13894.  

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I'm glad we would both suggest the same thing. But then it must be a few years since I used an anti-static mat, or wrist strap, or grounded a PC - but I've never lost a component yet, and like to think I know what I'm doing (touch wood).


Yeah, it's not as crazy risky as some would have you believe, and I usually take those precautions, anyway. Especially when I'm doing a new build.

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Message 13930 - Posted: 4 Mar 2009, 23:43:12 UTC - in response to Message 13899.  

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Leaning from the passenger side there isn't much chance of doing that. Right hand on the timing gun and left hand on the distributer. Just some nice Jolts. I've changed the wires out since, so no more zapping. :( :D


See? If you drove a Ford, you wouldn't have these problems.

BTW, my favorite car ever was my late, lamented (stolen), 1967 GTO convertible, which had the distributor in the same place as yours, and used points to boot.

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I had a coil spring(front tire) pop out of the compression tool and luckly it hit my hand and missed my face. I couldn't move 2 fingers for a couple days from the blow. :P


Ouch! My closest close call was the car falling off the jackstands (NOT jack, jackSTANDS) while I was sitting on the ground, perparing to work on the brakes. I pulled my leg out in time, but the drum still landed on my pants leg.

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Message 13933 - Posted: 5 Mar 2009, 0:25:20 UTC - in response to Message 13915.  

The red wine that killed the laptop doesn't count - drinking and surfing in bed isn't usually required with anti-static mats :P

Need to lay off the juice. :P

Actually, it wasn't wine, it was port. It was a while back when I was in bed with a snapped Achilles’ tendon. When I tried to navigate out of bed past the tray holding the laptop and port...

It was a new laptop, not even a week old. I hobbled to the shop with crutches and helper. They confirmed the motherboard was zapped, and gave me a new laptop. Luckily the warranty covered accidental spillages.


Should have used it more than spilled on it. It's always an accident. :P

I have a Logitech G15 keyboard that is always on from a soda spillage. Better ON that OFF though.


Reminds me of tests I saw in a magazine of a Nintendo DS, one was being flushed in a toilet.

Are you sure that wasn't the result of having to play a Nintendo DS?
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Message 13937 - Posted: 5 Mar 2009, 0:55:01 UTC - in response to Message 13930.  
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See? If you drove a Ford, you wouldn't have these problems.
I was only tuning the engine up. The only fords I like is an original GT 40, or a GT 500H.

BTW, my favorite car ever was my late, lamented (stolen), 1967 GTO convertible, which had the distributor in the same place as yours, and used points to boot.

The engine is a '73, so it originally came with points, already changed out thankfully, with a slightly newer pontiac HEI.

Ouch! My closest close call was the car falling off the jackstands (NOT jack, jackSTANDS) while I was sitting on the ground, perparing to work on the brakes. I pulled my leg out in time, but the drum still landed on my pants leg.

Close call. Couple times I thought that would happen.

I could go on. If anybody wants to talk cars, maybe we should start a new thread :P
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Message 13938 - Posted: 5 Mar 2009, 0:56:28 UTC - in response to Message 13933.  

Reminds me of tests I saw in a magazine of a Nintendo DS, one was being flushed in a toilet.

Are you sure that wasn't the result of having to play a Nintendo DS?

No, they actually stuck it in and flused.
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Message 13943 - Posted: 5 Mar 2009, 3:16:39 UTC - in response to Message 13938.  

Reminds me of tests I saw in a magazine of a Nintendo DS, one was being flushed in a toilet.

Are you sure that wasn't the result of having to play a Nintendo DS?

No, they actually stuck it in and flushed.

Well yeah, because they were forced to play it.
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Message 13946 - Posted: 5 Mar 2009, 3:57:22 UTC - in response to Message 13943.  

Reminds me of tests I saw in a magazine of a Nintendo DS, one was being flushed in a toilet.

Are you sure that wasn't the result of having to play a Nintendo DS?

No, they actually stuck it in and flushed.

Well yeah, because they were forced to play it.

I don't think it's that bad. But I only have a few games, FF's & such. I won the one I have. :P I think the GBA is the best so far.
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Message 13966 - Posted: 5 Mar 2009, 10:32:31 UTC - in response to Message 13891.  

The real danger in that scenario isn't the shock (which is unpleasant enough) but that, in yanking your hand away reflexively, you'll yank it right into the cooling fan or some such.


Many many years ago, I used to work in submarines. Lots of very confined spaces.
I learnt very quickly to ignore the "move away" reflex as that would normally lead to several more serious injuries.
Tom Hanks 2 minute accident in The Money Pit springs to mind :)
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Message 14077 - Posted: 6 Mar 2009, 5:15:11 UTC - in response to Message 13966.  

Temujin wrote:
Many many years ago, I used to work in submarines. Lots of very confined spaces.
I learnt very quickly to ignore the "move away" reflex as that would normally lead to several more serious injuries.


I imagine so! ;^)

Temujin wrote:
Tom Hanks 2 minute accident in The Money Pit springs to mind :)

One doesn't generally think of Hanks doing physical comedy (nothing like, say, Adam Sandler), and I remember that as being pretty funny.
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