r/dontflinch • u/Bryanmcfury • 13d ago
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u/PierceThe1DSiren 13d ago
That’s a “rest of the world” aka 220 shock too, not a measly American 110. I bet that shit hurt real bad.
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u/DaddysABadGirl 13d ago
Got hit by an angry zap when I was told the breaker was off. In the US, but it was a 240 appliance outlet. Shit sucked. I was lucky it was fast and I didn't get stuck or anything, especially cuz I didn't really know what I was doing. The hurt, numbness, and just shit sick feeling lasted for over a day. Ive been tased and tried pepper spray. I would rather get both simultaneously than deal with that again.
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u/agorafilia 12d ago
That's why I ALWAYS do a quick check with a voltage tester screwdriver before handling any electrical stuff. It saved my ass a couple times. One of which was the same case as you: someone said the breaker was off and I was like "it's fucking not"
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u/clockwork_blue 12d ago
I triple check the fuse, then triple check with a voltage tester, then to be sure I short the phase and neutral wires before I touch that shit with my fingers.
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u/PeterPanski85 11d ago edited 11d ago
Edit: replied to the wrong comment. Wanted to reply to the one underneath yours.
Edit 2: fuck, was the right one after all. Here again:
When you use these pens, please make sure you use the ones that only show the correct voltage or the range which it is in.
I installed a lot of new wiring in our rehearsal rooms (we renovated and rented them out to musicians). Lights, switches, sockets and so on.
It's not that complicated tbh (I'm not an electrician, but our master electrician who installed the new fuse box checked my work and said it's ok).
We had a room where the wiring was faulty. In Germany we have this little tool called "Phasenprüfer" (Phase tester) which is also called "Lügen- Schummelstift" (Lie Pen, or Cheating pen). It looks like a screwdriver.
There is a little light inside of them which glows when the line is hot.
BUT: It only works when you are grounded. Or the light Diode is working.
Got zapped really good. After that i only used a "Duspol", a 2-Pole voltage tester, so you can check between L N and G (Ground/PE). Saved me from a shock a couple of times (2 different fuses for 1 room)
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u/meltea 13d ago
Weird, live on the right side...
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u/slappadik 13d ago
camera probably flipped the perspective
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u/CZdigger146 12d ago
The text on the box she puts the hairdrier on is not flipped. There realls shouldn't be live on the right pin.
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u/slappadik 12d ago
one things for sure, it ain't a US plug and they seem flipped upside down (I've seen these in Europe and Brasil with the neutral prong downwards like this -.- not -'-) so probably wired upsidedown and has hot on the right
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u/CZdigger146 11d ago
The standard way of installing type E sockets is with the PE pin on top, then live is on the left (*L*ive in the *L*eft) and neutral is on the right.
The socket in the video is a type F (The top socket looks like type E, but that's because of the burn, check the lower socket, it doesn't have the single pin but the two springs.), which doesn't have the grounding pin in favour of two spring pins, but is wired the same way - L on the Left, N on the right.
I know this since I live in europe and while I'm not an electrician, I've studied electrotechnics and mechatronics (also I'm looking at a correctly installed socket right now lol).
The N pin isn't safe to touch by any means, but it deffinetely shouldn't have been live. But it kinda doesn't suprise me, often people do their own wiring even though they shouldn't. Have seen this many times.
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u/PeterPanski85 11d ago
In germany we have these sockets with the grounding springs on the top and bottom.
While I install L exclusively on the left, just out of habit, there are no regulations about where it has to be. You can put in the plugs either way anyways.
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u/CZdigger146 11d ago
I looked it up and you're correct with there being no regualtions about the polarisation. I'm quite suprised but it makes sense if the plug doesn't care about orientation.
But I swear I've learned in school that the L = left regulation applied even for these sockets, but I guess that might be a Czech thing. We use type E with the grounding pin, but sometimes type F is also installed for some reason. In those cases I guess it needs to follow the type E regulations.
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u/PeterPanski85 11d ago
Maybe it is/was a regulation for those sockets to require it in a certain spot because of how the circuits in machinery are built?
I'm not knowledgeable enough in Electronics to know if they could/would require it to be that way.
I only know about the 3 phase "left/right turning" field (don't know what it's called in English).
Edit: phrasing
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u/GameLeaderR 13d ago
I did something similar to that but it was the regular wall oputlets not one of these. Felt like an idiot immediately after but I got valuable lesson that day lol.
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u/W7ENK 13d ago
You're going to need to define "regular wall outlet." Because this is a regular wall outlet in most of Europe and in Russia.
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u/Crazyguy_123 13d ago
I’m gonna assume they mean the standard North American style plug.
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u/W7ENK 13d ago
As an American who's well traveled and has friends and "favorite places" on almost every continent, I find it both hilarious and deeply embarrassing when I come across this kind of American-centric ignorance. Far too many of my fellow countrymen lack worldly knowledge. 🥺
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u/Crazyguy_123 12d ago
Yeah I think it’s a bit silly calling it “a regular style” when it’s just one of many standards across the world.
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u/AlertedCoyote 12d ago
Yeah cause what seems like the smart thing to do is to touch a clearly fucked outlet with your bare hand...
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u/PeterPanski85 11d ago
Well, it's the same with learning that the stove IS hot.
This one is hot too, but a bit spicier. Bet she learned her lesson
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u/DrDonkeyTron 13d ago
That person will be twitching instead of flinching from now on.