RE: [MV] Wanted: Battery Guru's

From: paul carrier (paulc@teleport.com)
Date: Tue Nov 20 2001 - 22:49:39 PST


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> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> Behalf Of Wayne Harris
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20,
> 2001 5:32 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Wanted:
> Battery Guru's
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> >>9. Put on your safety
> glasses, when connecting,
> disconnecting, or messing
> >around with, batteries, even
> if they do make you look like
> a nerd. Better
> to
> >be a seeing nerd than a
> blind tough guy.
> >
>
> I would like to add another
> warning and that is to remove
> any watches, ring,
> or chains that you are
> wearing around any live
> circuits A.C. or D.C.. My
> brother about two weeks ago
> (with over 30 years as a
> professional mechanic)
> let his watch band come into
> contact with a hot wire from
> the alternator and
> it did major damage to his
> wrist and may have done
> permanent damage to the
> wrist and hand. Just because
> You(and me) have been lucky
> so far doesn't mean
> it can't happen. Wayne
>
> __________

Amen, I had troop short a battery with a
padlock he had in his hand.
Knocked him right off the truck and on
his butt.
Slight burn on his hand but no other
injury (other than a melted 5200 series
lock)

Also had a 15/16 combo wrench drop on
the battery's in a M113. Melted the ends
OFF.

Watch bands are a hazerd even if cloth
like mine. Snag hazard when working in
tight
places...

SSG Paul D. Carrier
Readiness NCO
3670th Maint Co (GS)
Camp Withycombe, OR



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