Getting shocked

[mjarbar]

After reading through the many threads and posts on the various forums, I am coming to the conclusion that I may be the only copier tech to never have got a shock off a machine!!!

I can't be the only one can I???

[bnmand]

Well you do have Yodah as your picture on this forum. Good work.

[pacman]

Well you do have Yodah as your picture on this forum. Good work.

HAH!

I've never been shocked either, surprisingly.

[jpcopy]

me neither

[imagertech]

i am shocked everyday by some of the threads

[FRIDGEMAGNET]

After reading through the many threads and posts on the various forums, I am coming to the conclusion that I may be the only copier tech to never have got a shock off a machine!!!

I can't be the only one can I???

You are obviously a superior tech to us then.

[Eric1968]

When you unplug the power cord when you're working on a machine you're always safe. You can sometimes get shocked by a capacitor from the power supply, but that isn't too painfull.

[fixthecopier]

When you unplug the power cord when you're working on a machine you're always safe. You can sometimes get shocked by a capacitor from the power supply, but that isn't too painfull.

You would think there would be flaws in that method, however, I am in an elementary school classroom, on an old tabletop Sharp, plugged into a power strip. I unplug the strip and proceed to change the power supply. I am plugging in the new one and barely notice the small child who walks up to the electric pencil sharpener. He puts the pencil in and nothing happens. He does it again. Nothing happens. He sees the plug undone. He plugs it in. I am touching hot wires with pliers. I get LIT UP! I say a cuss word real loud. Nobody hears except the frightened young boy with the dull pencil. My pliers get thrown across the room. Nobody sees , except the same boy. I think to this day he may have an abnormal fear of pencil sharpeners.

[ZOOTECH]

. I get LIT UP! I say a cuss word real loud. Nobody hears except the frightened young boy with the dull pencil. My pliers get thrown across the room. Nobody sees , except the same boy. I think to this day he may have an abnormal fear of pencil sharpeners.

He might also have an abnormal fear of the copier tech.

[Vista Tech]

I've never been shocked workin on a copier *knock on wood*

But I have been shocked MANY TIMES working on cars. Usually its because someone reconnects a battery terminal while I'm working on stereo stuff in the trunk and can't see what others are doin up front. But none the less being shocked blows.