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Funnily enough last week I suffered my worst electrical-related injury ever: I dropped an (unpowered) MOT on my thumb, which completely split the end open and made the nail fall off. :(
I'll take pics tomorrow after I unwrap it. Hopefully it's still gory-looking :D
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XravenorX wrote ...
Funnily enough last week I suffered my worst electrical-related injury ever: I dropped an (unpowered) MOT on my thumb, which completely split the end open and made the nail fall off. :(
I'll take pics tomorrow after I unwrap it. Hopefully it's still gory-looking :D
Another good reason not to allow you to power it....
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consider this. a drop on the head is guaranteed not to hurt at first. 50ma throug your chest is may not kill you instantly like a hit on the head will. and boy is a zap scary.
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Microwatt wrote ...
consider this. a drop on the head is guaranteed not to hurt at first. 50ma throug your chest is may not kill you instantly like a hit on the head will. and boy is a zap scary.
An MOT puts out about 500mA+ in it's actual application, when unballasted that can go up to almost 2 amps. Even if it doesnt go through your heart you'll still die after a few seconds (at least, hopefully I'd will myself to death within the first few seconds).
If the MOT fell on your head, I guess it would be fairly painless. So I'll go with that option, for sure.
@ richnormand: It was already a used and abused one, but dont worry, I'm well aware of there severe flaws and safety issues.
Anyway, thumb has pretty much healed, but it's still nail-less, which is terribly weird when I try to pick things up, so Im still bandaging it every morning.
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I have been shocked by a mot twice before, once was because of wet floor, and another was from I set the chicken stick on my bench and got my had to close the the output, it did not arc to my hand but I herd the air breaking down. Need less to say carelessness led to me wearing boots and wearing gloves used for people who service high lines... but I'm still alive but I would still say I would rather be strapped into an electric chair powered by a mot than having the blame thing dropped on my head!
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Getting killed by a MOT
