I got a decent deal on my skill 14.4 cordless drill and saw set last xmas,and some thing is lingering in my mind, reading the warnings,they say you could be Zapped by getting ahold of the two conductor points… Has anyone out there got hit by one of those charges yet? does it sting?I can only recall playing with my 9v radio batteries,”taste-testing” it on my tongue… these cordless batts have a much larger amp-hour discharge capability…You try it first … not me…
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No kiddin,I got a cattle prod from behind back in 76 for bein a brat to my neighbor...Scribe once, cut once!
If it works for you go for it. Doesn't sound good to me. Of course if you enjoy it you could move up to frenching lamp sockets and drier receptacles.
Since you mentioned this issue, I have to thank you, because I had a defiblorator implanted last March 30th. Never even thought about my 14v and 19v tool batteries.
I'll have to spray a red dot on a few places on them as s reminder to me.
Again, Thank You for this thread.
I do know ya can start a fire right quick with them and some wadded up steel wool...don't ask.
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Actually you can easily start a fire with steel wool and a D cell. Handy thing to know.
I also understand you can start an explosion with a few D-cells, if you hold your mouth right (and your flashlight wrong).
"I also understand you can start an explosion with a few D-cells, if you hold your mouth right (and your flashlight wrong)."
Sounds interesting. Can you elaborate on that?
I heard a battery exploded during an inspection at an airport today causing a bit of commotion. I haven't heard of small batteries exploding on their own before. I know that there are a lot of ways to make them explode.
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Edited 9/4/2004 9:29 pm ET by Martha Stewart
care to demonstrate that battery explosion with your mouth bit? (you first) ;)Scribe once, cut once!
Point of reference: Lowest documented voltage that has caused an electrocution was 18 Vac - source, Indemnity insurance Co, have the full reference somewhere in my files.
Actually you can easily start a fire with steel wool and a D cell. Handy thing to know.
Pls explain...I've been trying for 2 hours, beating a D battery on the steel wool and can't get a spark.
Short the steelwool across the terminals... Won't light.. Too much wool...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming.... WOW!!! What a Ride!
Ya need to use the real fine stuff, OOOO or even finer if you can find it.
14.4 volts ain't gonna hurt you. The amps only hurt if you foolishly toss the thing in a box with some tools that short out the battery, getting something red hot.
"saw set last xmas,and some thing is lingering in my mind, reading the warnings,they say you could be Zapped by getting ahold of the two conductor points..."
Could you post the EXACT quote from the instructions?
A lot of time they will use boiler plate and probaly the same thing as from their corded tools.