Just wondering,Was setting timing on an hei ignition car.There was no plastic cover over coil,unfortunately.I put my hand on top to rotate distributer and got a good shock.No immediate major issues and feel ok now but my mind is working on what could have or did happen to me.What is the train of thought?not enough amperage to get hurt?Any thoughts or experiences?Thanks
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Just wondering,Was setting timing on an hei ignition car.There was no plastic cover over coil,unfortunately.I put my hand on top to rotate distributer and got a good shock.No immediate major issues and feel ok now but my mind is working on what could have or did happen to me.What is the train of thought?not enough amperage to get hurt?Any thoughts or experiences?Thanks
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A little defibrillation never hurt anyone!
I;m no MD< but I do vivdly recall my first MSD DISCHARGE expereince when I was 17, and I couldn't let go for a second!
50 now, and knock on wood, ticker is ticking like never before.
Maybe it was GOOD for me! I wouldnt fret at all.
I;m no MD< but I do vivdly recall my first MSD DISCHARGE expereince when I was 17, and I couldn't let go for a second!
50 now, and knock on wood, ticker is ticking like never before.
Maybe it was GOOD for me! I wouldnt fret at all.
I got shocked once... Something looked odd about the plug wires, and when I grabbed one, I got shocked and damn near broke my elbow...
The shock itself didn't hurt too bad, but my knee-jerk reaction to pull back caused my elbow to whack the hood hinge pretty hard...
Even worse, it happened in front of some friends (who just stood around laughing)...
The shock itself didn't hurt too bad, but my knee-jerk reaction to pull back caused my elbow to whack the hood hinge pretty hard...
Even worse, it happened in front of some friends (who just stood around laughing)...
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Oh man!! I chuckled, but I feel bad for you man, even though that was probably pretty funny.
I've been jolted before off the coil. I hit my head on the hood pretty hard, it was waaay worse then the zap.
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You got bit by high voltage low amperage. Amperage is what does the damage. You're fine! I don't know many guys that play with cars that haven't been bit a time or two.
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It will make you hair stand up, but it will lay back down in a day or so!
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Was working on my buddys thunderbird in the rain back when I was a teenager, it wasn't getting fire(or so I thought) so I pulled off no 1 wire and stuck a screwdriver in it and held it next to the frame and told him to crank it,I didn't think that everything was wet, well in short I got shocked pretty good
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haha the screwdriver is what got me too, tryin to check for spark the same way. on more than one occassion.....
I still do it, but not with a driver. I just pup a spark plug in there and lay the threads of the plug against the frame or some other good grounding surface. if you got spark, you'll see the plug sparking with less change of getting blasted yourself.
no worries. As already mentioned...it might suck but your not getting hit by a bunch of amps/current so it shouldnt do any real damage
I still do it, but not with a driver. I just pup a spark plug in there and lay the threads of the plug against the frame or some other good grounding surface. if you got spark, you'll see the plug sparking with less change of getting blasted yourself.
no worries. As already mentioned...it might suck but your not getting hit by a bunch of amps/current so it shouldnt do any real damage
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When I was in highschool I worked for a camera store that also developed pictures. In the case of the disposable cameras.....they are one and done, so we would just junk the case after getting the film out.if you see a condensor sitting on your tool box DO NOT TOUCH IT!
we used to charge them and leave them on the new guys box lol
But...make no mistake me and my buddy that worked with me each turned at least one into a stun gun. Those things have a capacitor that stores energy for the flash(you gotta hold the button and wait for the ready light.....meaning that the cap is charged and hte flash will work).
You could just hook some extentions from the leads to the cap out the top of the camera and voila....rechargable stun gun. still not a high current blast or anything, but itll get ya.
fun times.
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Dayng, all my hair left the station over the last five years, maybe it was that defibrillation!It will make you hair stand up, but it will lay back down in a day or so!
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HEI zaps cause instant death. This is all a dream, you are not really here typing this. Unfortunately, all the problems you had in life are still with you. Surprise!!!!
John
years ago I was at the scene of a motorcycle accident. camper pulled across the road it front of my buddy & he laid the bike down so he wouldn't hit the camper head on with his body. the bike was still running & he was yelling to me to pull the wire off of the magneto to kill the engine. and I've got to say I still seem to,seem to,seem to stutter every,every once in a while.:wacko: hmardown
years ago I was at the scene of a motorcycle accident. camper pulled across the road it front of my buddy & he laid the bike down so he wouldn't hit the camper head on with his body. the bike was still running & he was yelling to me to pull the wire off of the magneto to kill the engine. and I've got to say I still seem to,seem to,seem to stutter every,every once in a while.:wacko: hmardown
We used to charge them with a spark plug tester,the toss them at some unsuspecting person and yell "catch".If they were smart enough to avoid it,it would leave a black mark on the cement where it unloaded.if you see a condensor sitting on your tool box DO NOT TOUCH IT!
we used to charge them and leave them on the new guys box lol
Also had a Jamaicin mechanic where I worked when I was a kid,who would hold onto a firing spark plug wire and hold his tongue close to the fender and make an arc.He also did the same thing and held another part of his anatomy to make an arc,I'll let you use your imagination.The whole time he's yelling "Hey Mon,look at my hot ****".Witnessed with my own two eyes.
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Years ago when I worked in a TV repair shop as a service technician, we'd charge up a 10,000 microfarad, 350 volt filter capacitor with a variable transformer and set it on someones bench. That was fun to watch when they'd pick it up. :yes:
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About camera flash units: A typical strobe flash capacitor can put out 60 Joules at 500 volts. Don't be fooled by the fact that only 2 or 4 AA batteries are used. Typical capacitor will be 480 micro Farads. To put that in perspective, a typical CDI ignition will use a 1 to 2 mF cap. There's a lot of zap storage in a strobe cap. I don't know about throwaway cam voltages, but the older hot shoe strobes put out a dangerous amount of power. More than ignition systems. Remember CDI's can put out over 60 sparks a second. A camera cap takes about 15 seconds to charge because of the much greater power needed to work a strobe flash.
If you want to learn about high voltage, don't start by repairing strobe flashes, wear rubber gloves, and keep your left hand in your pocket.
If you want to learn about high voltage, don't start by repairing strobe flashes, wear rubber gloves, and keep your left hand in your pocket.
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