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Default A weird thing with an electrical screwdriver

Newshound wrote:


use it the chance of getting zapped is very low (and if you short every
potential live to earth before touching it it is even lower). You can often


I gave up using my one after confirming that I had pulled the correct
fuse with the thing, and then did the live to earth check "just to be
sure". The big blue flash and the vaporising of the end of the
screwdriver was enough to convince me never to trust one again! (the
lack of a blade also rendered that one less useful as well)



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Cheers,

John.

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