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Re: 12-volt battery dangers

Reply #1 –

When I wore a wrist watch I always took it and my wedding ring off before working on heavy equipment or working on electrical panels.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #2 –
Have never worn a wedding ring because of electrical dangers plus easy to get a ring caught at emergencies and instantly lose a finger. Quite a few other firefighters did the same. Also, never wore a watch on duty. Metal watch bands are a hazard anytime you are working on vehicles.

Pierce
Pierce and Gaylie Stewart
'93 U300/36 WTBI
Detroit 6V-92TA Jake
1140 watts on the roof
SBFD (ret)

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Reply #3 –
That looks painful, never wore a ring or anything on my wrist after I started my apprenticeship, big no no in skilled trades.
You have my heart felt sympathy, ouch !
88 Grand Villa 36' ORED 3208 (throwaway)Cat.
 Build # 3150
Happiness is the maximum agreement of reality and desire.

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That's why I never wore a wedding ring and my watches are plastic.
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

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Maybe I'll remove my ring ??  I've snagged it a few times while unlatching the Joey bed.
 I'm considering myself warned...
Robert and Susan
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR

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Reply #6 –
Spent much of my career in a lab with various electrical equipment and my father spend his entire career around metalworking equipment.  It was ingrained in me early - no jewelry, no watches, no ties or necklaces, no loose clothing around anything we worked on or with.

And there is no more important piece of safety equipment than these (tapping eyewear), safety glasses. - Norm Abram
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320
 

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Reply #7 –
Barry I was so glad to see that the picture was not of you. I knew a mean grumpy old man that almost burned his finger off. Wedding band and starter solenoid. Married his niece. Another danger to a person that works with their hand is chemical burns. Seen many a lime burn working concrete. My brother once had to go to hospital for them. Then sepsis. Bad news. Stay attached to your extremities. Best wedding band I've ever seen was tattooed, problem now it has the wrong name on it.  (Not me)
Scott