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Every time I switched on my table saw I would laugh maniacally and yell, "It's alive, it's alive!"
And that would upset my wife.
Mike
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I once worked in a room full of those old blade switches.
You better be steady on your feet working around those.
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I served as an Electrician's Mate on the USS Sperry AS-12. She was an AC electric propulsion ship. We had knife switches in the switchgear that were about 2 feet tall and 18 inches wide, they carried 3000 amps. Connected the generators to the main motor.
Al
Some people are like a Slinky. Not really good for anything but still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
A dead enemy is a peaceful enemy. Blessed are the peacemakers.
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This was in the lobby of the EE building when I was in college. I was always amazed it wasn't completely destroyed...
Benny
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The company I work for was fined $14,000.00 by OSHA primarily because we were not using the proper switches on our machinery. For residential this might be OK. But in a factory, never.
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