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Author Topic: shocked Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 07-31-2010 04:15 PM                     Part 1 Part 2 Made in the '60s; used to be shown by the BBC as a trade test colour film. When regular colour transmissions started here in 1967 there were no programmes for mush of the day, just a test card, so the BBC started running films from various industrial film units, Shel, BP, Naional Coal Board, Post office etc. Itwas a cheap source of colour material for testing and demonstrating the new colour television sets. I used to have prints of some of them, but not this one, which was made for he United Kingdom atomic Energy Authority.  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 08-02-2010 11:02 AM                     I've been either smart or lucky enough not to have ever gotten a cap-jolt when changing a bulb. Perhaps, like some others here, I've had past experience working with large transmitters and know the importance of making sure all large caps are discharged before going anywhere near them. But I HAVE gotton a 110V jolt from the igniter input terminals on a Xenix II, which are apparantly still "live" since they're fed by a separate circuit. (At least they are in the booths at the theater I'm at) I thought I was "safe" because I'd pulled the main switch to the rectifier and discharged the caps, but there was still a live 110V input to the igniter circuit board in the back of the Xenix II. My hand came in contact with something on the board while I was reaching behind the mirror to to something-or-other before changing the bulb. (And before I'd put on my safety gloves) Ouch!  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 08-02-2010 03:09 PM                     I was replacing a triac on a Rentec dimmer and I thought I had ALL the power off - and didn't - Something good came out of this: I have been experiencing shoulder pain, like arthritic, which none of the over-the-counter pain relievers could ease. The electrical shock helped my shoulder pain tremendously.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 08-02-2010 07:29 PM                     ..and how many of us use the "lock-out/tag-out" system? (I like that SIDE procedure...)  |  IP: Logged

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