One of those days

[davetheglitz]

Feeling really stupid!

Jump starting my partners van. Connected up the leads. Lots of sparks! Repeated a couple of times - spring clip on croc clip fused and plastic melted and set alight. Only then did I realise that there is a green and yellow warning label on the live terminal of the battery in my car - and I assumed that this meant it was chassis earth.

I've tried to blame it on my varifocals and poor access to the battery - but I'm not sure I've got away with it! NUMPTY!

 

[Apache]

Feeling really stupid!Jump starting my partners van. Connected up the leads. Lots of sparks! Repeated a couple of times - spring clip on croc clip fused and plastic melted and set alight. Only then did I realise that there is a green and yellow warning label on the live terminal of the battery in my car - and I assumed that this meant it was chassis earth.

I've tried to blame it on my varifocals and poor access to the battery - but I'm not sure I've got away with it! NUMPTY!

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Do you need a vet to show you how it's done?

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- to earth

 

[Evans Electric]

Don't feel stupid Glitzy, how about this one ?

In the mid 70s we were asked to link the fire alarms between two schools on the same site. One old system one the latest. Worked it out , ran MICCs between the buildings and fitted some relays. Would'nt work, four sparks tormented for two days .look at the drawing , it has to work ! no it dos'nt !

We finally realise that we are trying to switch a relay coil with a positive from one school and a neg, from the other . ooooh no !! Four of us could'nt see it.

So don't feel so bad Glitz it might be the first ime but it wont be the last !!

Deke

 

[ABC Technical]

Hey Dave, do not be down. We are all only human at the end of the day & all of us are prone to the odd blonde moment.

 

[a1]

Sometimes we sub-consiously overlook the blatently obvious.

It's called "being human".

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

I had to jump start my car the other day with a booster pack. As i squeezed one of the crocks the plastic split and the spring and half the clip shot over the fence into my neighbours garden. I ended up hammering the bit of the clip left under the battery clamp.

 

[stringy]

i had to bump start my mates tranny van a few weeks ago, back and forward up his road at 7am

i was ****ed all day