How I got my start in electronics!

[EZ]

I love this new avatar I found. I really did this once when I was about 5 yrs. old, burned the end of the scissors right off. The flash scared the be-dickens out of me so much, I've respected electricity ever since.

I still get the odd "jump" off a spark plug lead.

[Bigdog]

EZ, one of my boys did that with a pair of needle nose pliers when they were young. I still have them around somewhere. They are not quite as "needle nosed" as they once were.

[gitractorman]

That is great. When I was a kid, my parents had friends over on Sat. nights to play cards. One really hot summer evening, while they were all playing cards, I built this little fan out of my Erector Set parts. The set had a little electric moter that ran off of a D-cell battery. Well instead of using that, I took apart an old hairdryer of my mom's, and wired the cord and plug to the little Erector Set motor. Before my parents could figure out what was going on, I walked out into the kitchen, sat the fan on the table where they were playing cards, then turned around and plugged it in to the wall outlet. Man, sparks flew, black smoke, and all of the lights in the back 1/2 of the house went out. The old house was on a 60-amp fuse service, and the whole back of the house was on one fuse.

Scared the crap out of everyone, but later my dad just laughed. Turns out one weekend when he was a kid, while his dad was off working, my dad decided to take apart his Cub tractor.

Guess the fuse was not too bad.

Later,
Bill

[Mag Man]

EZ, one of my boys did that with a pair of needle nose pliers when they were young. I still have them around somewhere. They are not quite as "needle nosed" as they once were.

I did not know puppies could hold needle nose pliers in there paws Big Dog.
JON

[Bigdog]

This one didn't for a long time.

[grumpy]

Had to laugh at this thread. My dad didn't own needle nose pliers so I had to use a bobby pin. Blew about 6 fuses before I got the SHOCK of my life. I still don't use bobby pins. (good thing huh??) I think when they did away with screw in fuses is what stopped me. God must love me I'm still alive!!!