Wiring a European appliance to a UK plug

[Diver]

Silly things I did as a kid. My bedside light cable snapped in two so I regularly twisted the wires together when live. I discovered that electricity produced sparks. I connected a radio speaker direct to the mains hoping it would make a big sound; it did plus it had smoke. I wired up electric lights in the garage and discovered the wiring them in series makes them all dim.

The kids of today don't learn these things.

They have no sense of adventure

[RichardCranium]

I check if the mains wire is still live by flicking it quickly with my middle finger (Very Quickly) you only get a little jolt like that

An experienced and qualified electrician friend of mine routinely does that to make absolutely sure he has disconnected the circuit before working on it. It is what he was taught to do.

I discovered that the day he told us he had found out his shed was connected to next door's mains, not his.

[RichardCranium]

I connected a radio speaker direct to the mains hoping it would make a big sound; it did plus it had smoke.

And a 12v motor connected to the copper connectors on a 2-pin extension lead does NOT just run faster.

[Diver]

An experienced and qualified electrician friend of mine routinely does that to make absolutely sure he has disconnected the circuit before working on it. It is what he was taught to do.

I discovered that the day he told us he had found out his shed was connected to next door's mains, not his.

Er!

I wasn't joking. I actually do that

[NotAllThere]

They have no sense of adventure

But a larger percentage make it to breeding age.

Er!

I wasn't joking. I actually do that

I get someone else to do it. Having had one shock from the mains, I'm not doing it again.

[Diver]

But a larger percentage make it to breeding age.

Unfortunately

I get someone else to do it. Having had one shock from the mains, I'm not doing it again.

It's Bracing! Like a cold shower after a hot bath

[Tarquin Farquhar]

But a larger percentage make it to breeding age.

I get someone else to do it. Having had one shock from the mains, I'm not doing it again.

Having had one shock from an old CRT TV Line Output Transformer, I keep well away from moving electrons. That was a real surprise.

[Diver]

Having had one shock from an old CRT TV Line Output Transformer, I keep well away from moving electrons. That was a real surprise.

Now I wouldn't touch one of those with a long rubber pole