*** AN IMPORTANT THREAD *** re: electrical safety, forwarded by yr friendly local electickle engiqueer

cw: text descriptions of electrical injuries (OP is uninjured)

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@mxsparks thank you for this! I didn't know screwdrivers like that existed but definitely want to get some now.

@mxsparks I work on live mains power pretty much daily. Getting hit by 120V ac isn't bad when it's just across a hand or something, but cross-body shocks and arc flash scare me.

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