A couple years ago I moved an outlet by putting a hand on each side,
contacting the hot with one and the neutral with the other. (I thought "the
other guy" had opened the breaker) I was rather surprised to be alive and
unhurt afterwards. I did some research and found out it is almost
impossible to get a lethal shock from 120v under normal circumstances.
Once again demonstrating that you have _no_business_ giving electrical advice
to anyone. _Of_course_ it's almost impossible to get a lethal shock under
"normal circumstances" because "normal circumstances" don't include doing
stupid stuff like putting your hands across a live circuit. It's _abnormal_
circumstances that are dangerous, and it is indeed quite possible to receive a
fatal shock from 120V when something has gone wrong - like installing a stove
with its equipment ground connected to the circuit neutral conductor, as you
recently told someone to do.
And only an idiot would assume that "the other guy" had opened the breaker,
and not check first. Hell, I check before touching even when *I* am the guy
that opened the breaker - just to make sure I opened the right one.
If you work on your own wiring, I hope you live alone. I'd hate to see anyone
else's life jeopardized by your ignorance.
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?