And not obvious, unless you're seen the results, but removing conductive jewelry, including your wedding ring, is a highly desireable. I have seen a person who totally lost the use of the appropriate finger because "his wife wouldn't let him take it off".
Dual-battery setups require particular care, too. 73, doug From: "Robert Tellefsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:39:44 -0700 Hi Ron I've noticed a lot of us OFs still have the reflex of putting one hand behind us when the other goes inside a piece of equipment. Lot of us learned it the hard way. :-) 73, Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 2:11 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Dangerous Low Voltage (WAS: Power pole for K3?) I never use a wrench which has exposed metal surfaces long enough to short a battery, and I always disconnect the negative terminal (- ground assumed here) and cap it before working around them. Al WA6VNN _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
