First electric shock

[Chrisuk]

Some of the regulars will know I'm in training...slightly confused...all day today I've been sleeving the cpc because none at all had any on and putting connector blocks in choc blocks..15mins before leaving I have my head above the ceiling...power on since where we are working are open and they don't want a third of the store in darkness from killing the mcb.

Had the connector block between finger and thumb..carefully putting it the choc block when I heard it cracking..was tightening the screws when I got a belt.

So I'm thinking could it arc...I didn't see anything...just felt it.....or Is it more likely I just had a brain fart and my thumb touched some exposed conductor?

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Least I know the rcd kicks in fast

 

[Pete999]

Pardon, could you be a little clearer in your description of what happened, your post, it's a little disjointed:shocked:

 

[Silly Sausage]

I think it's slightly fried his brain!

 

[telectrix]

welcome to the real world of sparking. you ain't a spark till you've had a tingle or two.

 

[Chrisuk]

Haha edited it

Was more Swype messing me up not putting in the word I swyped ..but archy u could be right

 

[Chrisuk]

welcome to the real world of sparking. you ain't a spark till you've had a tingle or two.

Tingle..bloody tingle tel

 

[telectrix]

wtf is swyipe?

 

[telectrix]

is it switched --yipe?

 

[Andy78]

Are you perhaps typing with the arm that got the belt ? Lots of gibberish going on there. From what I gather though you were working on exposed live conductors. No sympathy from me there you absolute idiot !

If it was your choice as a trainee to work live then you deserve the shock, and a slap. If it was the guy who was supervising you who told you to work live, then you both deserve a slap.

There are times when it is appropriate to work live when circumstances prevent isolation. This does not sound like one of them.

 

[Chrisuk]

Put it this way I'm only half way through the ground floor..rest tomorrow..then first floor and I'll be babing it holding my first connector block tomorrow