[BC] My near-death experience

[Dave Dunsmoor]

> .... He suggested that I check the secondary wires going to the rectifier
stacks.

Ok, hold it. You turned the TX off each time and hung the ammeter each time,
RIGHT?

> ...so I reached in to try again.  Apparently my arm bumped
> against the transmitter cabinet,

Oh, crap! I somehow knew that this was how it was going to go....

> Moral of the story!  When you stick your hand in a live transmitter,

No, NEVER stick you hand into a live transmitter (unless its' a Continental
and you
have to adjust the driver tune/load).

> the other hand in your pocket!

I got ahold of 550VAC with one hand in the pocket, and it hurt clear down to
my chest.
I REALLY don't like doing that hand in the transmitter bit.

> If I hadn't followed that rule, I might not
> be here.

Well, I'm glad to hear that you're still here....

Glen, don't do that again!

Dave Dunsmoor