I do hope the Spanish have improved their plugs and sockets as I got a belt
from a bedside light in the Canary Isles in a chalet. There were two errors.
The 2 pin connectors into the wall used a kind of poke in a hole and screw
the pin in over the wire connection system leaving strands of wire poking
out round the dodgy, and the not long enough cable from the light had been
twisted together to another cable to reach the plug and wrapped in
insulating tape. So I follow the wire down, first get a tingle from the
wire sticking through the tape and then get to the plug and get a belt from
the bits of bare wire round the not very well fitting pin of the plug.
I had quite a few words with the building manager and wondered if the
intention was to kill his residents off. He said guests were not supposed
to touch wiring, Well, like what kind of excuse is that.
I also remember a lift in an apartment building where we went to collect
some photos having a broken emergency cut switch which had been wedged on
with a bit of old plastic tubing and some duct tape, so goodness knows how
you were supposed to stop the lift if it went wrong!
Brian

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"Andy Bennet" wrote in message
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On 29/03/2021 23:32, soup wrote:
Many have had a 'belt' from domestic 240Volt wiring through bad luck, bad
judgment or plain stupidity .
Whilst a shock from 240V CAN kill how often does that actually happen
and how many just get thrown across the room into a foetal position
whimpering and crying until the arm unknots and the tingling feeling goes
away.

Been there done that - once!
When I was about 8 years old I had a crystal set and thought I needed a
longer aerial on it to get better reception. Had seen pylons with wires on
them supplying electricity so thought that would be a lovely aerial!. Went
to mains socket in bedroom with metal meccano screwdiver in one hand, bare
wire to plug into socket in other. Pushed down the earth shutter with
screwdriver and inserted bare wire into now open shuttered pin. I now know
the difference between live and neutral! Seriously thought I was going to
die. Been extreemly cautious ever since and never had another belt from
the mains!