Original Cord vs. Replacement Cord
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danemodsandy
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Gareth:
I will take your word for it! I have little taste for experimenting with electricity; my dad worked with it in his job (television repair, back in the '50s and '60s, when high voltage ruddy well MEANT high voltage), and I saw him get shocked a few times.
Sorry you've had the same experience.
I will take your word for it! I have little taste for experimenting with electricity; my dad worked with it in his job (television repair, back in the '50s and '60s, when high voltage ruddy well MEANT high voltage), and I saw him get shocked a few times.
Sorry you've had the same experience.
twocvbloke
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"It isn't painful, just a strange numbing sensation.
I'd dispute that, when I was repairing the motor in the washing machine, I placed my hand on the motor to make sure it wasn't getting hot after replacing the carbon brushes, and I managed to place one of my fingers onto one of the contacts for the brushes, and then noticed a wisp of smoke coming from said finger, then the pain hit and I leapt about four feet in the air, hand still smoking, almost landing on the pile of scrap metal that was in the workshop at the time...... :S
The washer was fine after that ordeal though, and is still running today...
I'd dispute that, when I was repairing the motor in the washing machine, I placed my hand on the motor to make sure it wasn't getting hot after replacing the carbon brushes, and I managed to place one of my fingers onto one of the contacts for the brushes, and then noticed a wisp of smoke coming from said finger, then the pain hit and I leapt about four feet in the air, hand still smoking, almost landing on the pile of scrap metal that was in the workshop at the time...... :S
The washer was fine after that ordeal though, and is still running today...
gsheen
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I have had various sensations when been shocked , from the tingeling sensation to the thrown off my feet.
Years ago I went on a off road trip with a friend , in the pouring rain our old landdrover defender broke down I was standing in a pool of water checking the HT leads when he "accidently" tried to start the engine. It zapped me so hard I flew aa few feet backwards into a nice thorny bush. that wasa 12v battery . do this day I still question his accident everytime we get together for a beer. Little $#!t !!!!!
Electricity of any voltage can injure or kill you be careful
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Gareth
Years ago I went on a off road trip with a friend , in the pouring rain our old landdrover defender broke down I was standing in a pool of water checking the HT leads when he "accidently" tried to start the engine. It zapped me so hard I flew aa few feet backwards into a nice thorny bush. that wasa 12v battery . do this day I still question his accident everytime we get together for a beer. Little $#!t !!!!!
Electricity of any voltage can injure or kill you be careful
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Gareth
Ah, the famous HT lead one! I've heard that many times before, usually from somebody who touches them while the engine is running and also touches the metal bonnet (hood) at the same time. Luckily I've never done that.
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"I bet you'll be more careful when doing any other w
Nah, it's a Creda, it's lasted about 10-12 (possibly more cos I don't actually know how old it is) years with only a replaced door hinge and new carbon brushes (and new fill hoses, but that's cos the mother's ex destroyed the old ones by wedging them behind the washer and they got crushed & split), it just keeps on truckin' with hardly any maintenance...
I would prefer a Hotpoint Supermatic 9404 twintub though...
As for HT leads in cars, well, that's not 12 volts, that's a few thousand volts courtesy of the ignition coil pack, enough to jump the gap in the spark plug, and enough to hurl people about if they happen to "jump the gap" as it were... :S
Nah, it's a Creda, it's lasted about 10-12 (possibly more cos I don't actually know how old it is) years with only a replaced door hinge and new carbon brushes (and new fill hoses, but that's cos the mother's ex destroyed the old ones by wedging them behind the washer and they got crushed & split), it just keeps on truckin' with hardly any maintenance...
I would prefer a Hotpoint Supermatic 9404 twintub though...
As for HT leads in cars, well, that's not 12 volts, that's a few thousand volts courtesy of the ignition coil pack, enough to jump the gap in the spark plug, and enough to hurl people about if they happen to "jump the gap" as it were... :S
gsheen
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True and the engine fitted was one of those with a coil per cyclinder. UM defenders are built tough but there rover v8 had a habit of um not working so it was replaced with a v8 from a lexus
twocvbloke
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Well, only Rover thought their V8 was reliable, especially if it was the 3.5L...
Plus it was based on a rejected GM V8 engine (too small for the US market, apparently), and they're not terribly reliable either...
Plus it was based on a rejected GM V8 engine (too small for the US market, apparently), and they're not terribly reliable either...
kirbykid
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carpet fires
I once caught the carpet on fire with my Kirby G4, though the strange part is that the cord wasnt freyd or anything at all. infact we had the vacuum for a year, maybe less. i was about 2 years when it happend. scared the crap out of me.
I once caught the carpet on fire with my Kirby G4, though the strange part is that the cord wasnt freyd or anything at all. infact we had the vacuum for a year, maybe less. i was about 2 years when it happend. scared the crap out of me.
