As long as the power is turned off at switch. Otherwise it will blow the circuit when the potato shorts the leads. You won't get hurt, but might cook a bit of that spud!
At 12:19 PM 2/25/2007, you wrote: >Would it be a bad idea to take a potato and shove it gently in the >socket and twist the broken bulb out? > >I am assuming one would use a dry and not wet potato! > > >What do you think? > >Keith > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of clifford >Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 8:24 AM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] avoiding electrical shock > >Dear David: >One fairly safe way to check for the presence of electrical voltage, >before working on your lights would be the following: >1. dig a whole in the lawn just outside your garage, about eight feet >deep; >2. Fill the whole with a mixture of soil and ground charcoal; >3. Wet the whole with several gallons of water which is introduced at a >slow rate; >4. Drive a standard copper-coated eight foot ground rod down in to the >whole tamping the loose mixture around the ground rod: >5. attach a heavy copper wire to the ground rod and using insolated >gloves, use the other end of the copper wire to probe the entire area >inside and on the edge of the light socket and broken bulb, taking care >not to cut yourself on any glass that may remain; >6. Once the probing is done, attach one lead of a volt meter to the >copper wire, and using the other probe from the volt meter, check to >ascertain if there is any voltage measured from all points available to >you and the wire >7. If no voltage differential is found, you are safe to touch the >remains of the bulb; > >8. a short cut, have your significant other to stick her finger in to >the the remains of the light bulb, while making sure to touch the outer >edge of the bulb at the same time If you hear no complaints, then it is >safe to remove the broken bulb. > >; > >Lastly, if she does protest a bit after touching the broken bulb, >because of a tingling sensation, run for your life! > >Yours Truly, > >Clifford Wilson > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Tim trouble "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown Blindeudora list owner. To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
