CNN reported that a man was electrocuted, and his wife severely burned, while he allegedly attempted to steal copper from a vacant building.
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... which leads me to ask: doesn't anyone use a voltmeter anymore? If I was of a mind to liberate base metals from their owners, I'd consider an HV probe to be a basic part of my toolket.
Then again, I'm not eager to receive the Darwin award.
Bill
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"... and in the blue sky overhead the Northern geese fly South instead and leaves are Irish-Setter red when fall comes to New Enland" - Cheryl Wheeler