Don't mess around with electricity.

[kingjason]

Most pool lights are 12VDC. Youd be fine man.

While a lot are going to 12VDC, I can assure you mine is 110V. Its wired right into my outside plug.

[HarrisonTX]

While a lot are going to 12VDC, I can assure you mine is 110V. Its wired right into my outside plug.

Damn. You maybe correct. They do exist I believe, but often times there's a full wave bridge rectifier (turns AC to DC) at the light bulb. Either way, I would have enjoyed watching the dude make a splice underwater. Im have a funny mental image of that.

cheers

[jw33]

The most serious incident I was involved in was an arc flash from a phase to phase short on some medium voltage gear. We had an FNG that had only been with the company about 6 months and he was going to take a voltage measurement on the line side of a 600amp 480v circuit breaker. By accident he put the Fluke multimeter tips on the same multimeter lead essentially making a jumper and then went to take a measurement from PH-A to PH-B. I was about 2-3 meters facing away from him when it happened and I could feel the heat and the blast go past my ears. It sounded like a bomb went off. The 2000amp feeder breaker for the entire building tripped so everything went pitch black except for the exit lights. I turned around expecting to see a dead guy on the floor, but he was actually never energized and only had a pretty mild burn on his hand that went up to about his wrist. This was ten years ago before all the arc flash training really got serious and he was wearing a non-FR short sleave shirt with no gloves and regular prescription glasses.

I've seen enough shit blown down over the years, but nothing first hand of that magnitude since the above. These days it is by the book and you suit up for just about everything. Sometimes it seems ridiculous, but you just never know.

[dee]

Stories like this and grabbing a live spark plug wire when I was 8 are the main reasons that I didn't become an electrician like my dad. Aside from a car falling on me or passing out into a parts washer from the fumes, being a mechanic isn't going to get me killed.

I melted a test light in my hand one day working on a set of emergency style lights that happened to be amplified instead of just 12 volts. My arm/hand hurt for a week a dim slow pain like a strained muscle.

[LANTIRN]

I got hit last year by 2400vac working on a switchboard. Went in and out of my left hand and only had some 1st and 2nd degree burns at the entrance and exit points. I was very lucky and think of it every time I go to work.

[YALE]

Some of you guys have had some wild brushes with death. The rest of you need to step it the fuck up.

[Frank]

I used to work on computer CRT's. I got shocked by one in such a way, I could not have prevented. It was 1500v at about 4A. From thumb to thumb across my chest. I about passed out. Though it went through my heart, I didn't sustain any permanent damage and only had to deal with a drawn up arm for about a month.

[Super Coupe]

I do not jack with electricity.

[jyro]

Yeah

Some of you guys have had some wild brushes with death. The rest of you need to step it the fuck up.

some think going to yellowbelly is close enough

[YALE]

I'd say Yellowbelly counts as an honest brush with death.

[davbrucas]

CK levels of 2500-4000 is no big deal...are you sure about that number?

[YALE]

CK levels of 2500-4000 is no big deal...are you sure about that number?

I'm glad you're here. That's just what he said. He said his kidneys were having trouble processing it and, "shutting down." Is that standard rhabdomyolysis?

[Murph Tang]

I don't do electrical. I know I'm stupid in that department.

[svauto-erotic855]

Most pool lights are 12VDC. Youd be fine man.

Who the hell told you that? Low voltage pool lighting is a recent thing made possible by LEDs.

If anyone here has questions about pool lighting send me a PM and I can walk you through the repairs or come do the repair for you. Don't be stupid and get yourself killed.

[davbrucas]

I'm glad you're here. That's just what he said. He said his kidneys were having trouble processing it and, "shutting down." Is that standard rhabdomyolysis?

Yes, those values meet the definition of rhabdo, but young kidneys will have no issue clearing those levels. I've seen levels over 100,000...