Here are the two electrical shocks that I will remember forever. The first came from an "All American 5 tube" design BC radio when I was about 10 years old. I had gotten inside it, connected a pig tail to one end of the ferrite antenna, and stuck it through one of the vent slots in the back of the case. The intent was to connect it to a bunch of wire outside, which I did. But, I didn't know about insulators, grounds, etc. Ouch! Soon after that, I learned how to accomplish this with an inductor held against the back of the radio.
The second came from a Viking Ranger not long after I connected an audible tuning indicator across the meter. This was the original Ranger, so most of you know where the meter appears electrically in the plate circuit. I have known that fact very well too since my right hand encountered just enough bare wire to complete a circuit across the pins of the connector I had used. Sometimes, seeing with your hands is tough! Fortunately, in both of these cases, I was only using one hand, was wearing good shoes, and was not on concrete. Mike Duke, K5XU American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
