Sounds safe to me...

[ddawg16]

Got this from a friend who was taking a refresher course......

This is an excerpt from a electrical handbook from a few years ago....

I guess they don't make electricians like they used to.....

 

[Gooch]

And CPR used to involve a finger in the ****.

 

[jtbinvalrico]

Holy cow!!!! I'm surprised to hear that I have, from time to time, found myself in compliance with these standards

 

[rkevins]

think i'll just stay a chicken and use my dvom.

 

[boostedgt]

everyone should be electrocuted at least once in thier life

 

[Gooch]

everyone should be electrocuted at least once in thier life

not possible to happen more than that.

 

[Gary S]

My Father-in-law was an old time electrician. He always used his finger and thumb to check for voltage. He said it took too long to find a meter and use it.

I'm not that "old time".
USE A METER!!!!!

 

[Greatbear]

The tongue-test is what I sometimes use as a quick test for 9-volt batteries.

 

[cbacres]

How is oneto know if it os 250 volts or less?

I guess the next electrician to show up will know by the body laying under the panel.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Yeah, that sort of thing works great, right up until it kills you.

We had a guy in to teach a two day electrical safety course recently. He started out as an electrician in the early 1950s, and he mentioned this method of testing...he did it all the time as a young man, and nowadays he has no feeling left in his fingers.

 

[PassnThru]

Just more proof of how we've all become a bunch of wimps.

Real men test circuits with their body

 

[OccupantRJ]

When I have shut down and tested a circuit with both a vom and also a non-contact tester, I short to ground from the conductor with a screwdriver, and also tap the back of my knuckle to the conductor before I commit to fully handling it. Since muscles contract upon an encounter with quicktricity, the knuckle will jerk away from the point of contact instead of getting locked onto it. Electricity moves at the speed of light, and I ain't that fast.

 

[71flh]

That's pretty crazy stuff.

A neon tester can be in a pocket at all times. It doesn't give you voltage, but it will tell if something's hot....

 

[Giraffe]

When I have shut down and tested a circuit with both a vom and also a non-contact tester, I short to ground from the conductor with a screwdriver, and also tap the back of my knuckle to the conductor before I commit to fully handling it.

I do as you do up to the "shorting to ground with the screwdriver" step. I will have to add the "back of my knuckles" step. And I am careful to keep my second hand clear of things for as long as I can.

I have had great luck in not getting shocked when I remember to make sure not to get shocked! It is the times when I forget about the electricity altogether that seems to trip me up.

Maybe I need a better protocol from the get-go.