BE CAREFUL with your 120V side of things
I have a 1998 Palomino Bronco Truck Camper. I decided to exchange the Centurion 3000 power converter for a Progressive Dynamics 4700 series unit. The installation went great and all the 12V and 12...
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RJsfishin wrote:
Most of us that think we been shocked by 120 volts are dreaming. A full 120 volts thru any part of your body, can and will kill you deader than hell !
Or you could get off lucky w/ just your finger blowed off.
Getting shocked is one thing, but completeing the circuit between the black and the white/bare is a story you may not live to tell about.
I've been shocked by both and fortunately I'm still here.
240v was helping a friend weld with an old Lincoln arc welder. There was an uncovered screw sticking off the side of the clamp that held the electrode. He knew it was energized and pressed it up against my bare shin (yes I was welding in shorts) and that shock HURT. :E I remember I was holding a large combination wrench in my hand at the time and almost cracked him in the head for that.
I've been shocked multiple times by 120v thought the most recent was definitely a dumb Darwin award worthy trick. I had a digital meter and was checking a power cord looking for how people were getting shocked when unplugging it. I got bored or maybe I lost focus, I'm not sure which. I put the red lead in the positive slot on the cord. Then I grabbed the bare black lead in my other hand. I don't remember what I was thinking, but it sure got my attention.:M
