Whilst tinkering with my old banger this afternoon ☹️
My clasp touch something with a high current and caused a short!
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Whilst tinkering with my old banger this afternoon ☹️
My clasp touch something with a high current and caused a short!
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Damn, that's a big one!
Oh no, not good news. So easily done, you just go out there to have a poke about and polish something shiny and before you know it you're ripping the diff assembly out. Dare I say it'll polish out? Is it all running ok?
Ive been replacing a few pulleys for shiny ones! Still got a couple of bits to tinker with, then she should be good to go. Don’t know if I was lucky or unlucky with the clasp though.Originally Posted by tz-uk73
You need to be more careful. 100mA can kill a human.
Actuallly, currents of 30mA can already cause a respiratory paralysis. You would however require a minimum voltage of 40 Volts to reach such a current through the human body (more likely 60+ Volt), so impossible to contract while working on a car.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
I wouldn’t worry about it ( easier said than done ) but these things are supposed to be worn and battered it adds character.
Ouch. Glad you are OK. I’d definitely leave it - patina with a story.
Aren’t coil packs high voltage?
Last edited by alfat33; 18th May 2018 at 19:24.
High voltage (60,000+) but low amperage.
It'll refinish OK. Treatment with a blue Garryflex block will make it look better........be sure to move it in one direction only.
I mess around with my old car frequently, I wear nice watches frequently.......I never do both at the same time. Plastic Casio for me when doing any mechanical work.
It's annoying, but it could've been worse.
Thanks.
Ouch, +1 take my watch off before tinkering with car, learnt the hard way.
Life without scars is no life at all. Enjoy the memory!
Wow unlucky, I might be more worried about what it touched as it may have foreign material inclusions in it which may go rusty or cause it to crack
You would know, I think we had a brief chat about them last year 👍🏻
I think it touched the live terminal on the alternator. I’ll watch the little crater with interest
I thought so. Bad luck with the watch, but it will be a reminder not to do it again - glad you're ok. Did you replace the pulleys with standard size alloy versions?
Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
Well that's added some character, maybe you could claim that it saved your life
Be careful!
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It was the car gods punishing you for trying to fit unnecessary chrome tat to your engine🤣🤣
Damage doesn't look too bad, will surely brush out.
Looks far too tight though!
Think positive. Do some more to create a star map of your Zodiac sign.
C. Heal, Rye.
(Apologies to Viz) ;-)
F.T.F.A.
This is why we own G-Shocks...
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No, this is why you take your watch off when working in tight quarters. It just gets in the way, and G-Shocks are the worst.
Dropped a spot of solder on a wedding ring once. It hurt, alot! Last time I ever wore anything metallic working in the garage.
I wonder what Captain Mainwaring would say.
Stupid boy...
Is the car alright?
Fas est ab hoste doceri
We live and learn mate. Could be worse
Designed for great depths typically on a deep sea divers wrist,this is normal stuff for a watch of this calibre.........isn't it?
I’m guessing you won’t make that mistake again, Steve...
Simon
I did this to a Breitling many moons ago. I shorted a battery I'd thrown in a drawer that was for powering my fish finder/GPS in the kayak.
It spot welded a few links together and generated a lot of heat.
I got a row of small burns on my wrist and needed to crack the links to get them moving again.
The watch was fine, but Breitling couldn't get the two marks out when it had its service a couple of years later.
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