I got shocked!

[T-Man007]

TweetI was replacing the ceiling light fixture in my son's room and all the wires were dead (switch was off). However, when I was pushing the mounting bracket up my fingers went past it and got up in the electical box. I didn't think anything of it beacue the switch was off. Then, I got this jolt that scared the crap out of me. I got off the chair and my heart was pounding. So, I carefully finished the job and as expected the light only comes on when the switch is on. I have no idea what I touched but it scared the crap out of me. It didn't put me into one of the shock things like you see on TV, it was quick and then over. But man, my heart was pounding for like 5 minutes.

[supasaiyan99]

TweetThat sucks! You have to becareful. Whenever switching ceiling fans I make sure to shut off power to the house!

[T-Man007]

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That sucks! You have to becareful. Whenever switching ceiling fans I make sure to shut off power to the house!

That would not have worked because my son's room is in the basement and there is not much light in his room. But, if I ever do one again I will consider that.

[TestRip7]

TweetLOL, I've done that several times before and burt up a $70 pair of klein pliers in the process. Flip the breaker.

[T-Man007]

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LOL, I've done that several times before and burt up a $70 pair of klein pliers in the process. Flip the breaker.

See, that's the funny part. The wires themselves were off, I touched them to get them spliced with the wires of the light. No shock what so ever from touching the exposed wires, it came from up in the electical housing.

[TestRip7]

TweetMaybe when the circuit was installed they left a ground wire exposed and that is what nailed you with some built up static charge..

Was it raining or lightning outside?

[T-Man007]

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Maybe when the circuit was installed they left a ground wire exposed and that is what nailed you with some built up static charge..

Was it raining or lightning outside?

Nope, crystal clear day. But, that makes sense because the light fixture that was in there didn't even have the gorund wire connected. So, maybe that's what it was. LOL

[AmericanViking]

TweetSounds like a ground problem elsewhere.

[mick-G]

TweetYou didn't flick the circuit breaker off to that electrical outlet before turning off the light switch?, lol?? I did that once with a ceiling fan, made me remember fast.

[DIRTY_SOUTH]

TweetYou said ceiling light fixture, not ceiling fan....So what type of fixture was it??? If it was a high pressure sodium fixture or flourescent you could have touched the starting capacitors, which will hold a charge even if the light is off.

[LilFella]

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You said ceiling light fixture, not ceiling fan....So what type of fixture was it??? If it was a high pressure sodium fixture or flourescent you could have touched the starting capacitors, which will hold a charge even if the light is off.

I dont mean to hijack but this reminds me of a funny story lol
We are on our way to walgreens to develop some film(some of you know where this is going already)and I am in the passenger seat. My wife is driving and I decide to take the disposable camera apart. All of the sudden I screamed like an 8 year old girl and my wife nearly wrecked the car. I apparently grabbed the capacitor that was charged for a flash and it gave me the worst shock I have even recieved(and I have been tased before)!!!
All you could smell was burnt flesh. So don't do that. LOL

I believe you can touch the hot wire on your light if you are not grounded and are not touching any other wires at the same time, maybe the wire was hot and it got you when you touched the housing that grounded you. Hell if I know dont listen to me I almost died from a damn camera

[sunnshine_ahead]

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I dont mean to hijack but this reminds me of a funny story lol
We are on our way to walgreens to develop some film(some of you know where this is going already)and I am in the passenger seat. My wife is driving and I decide to take the disposable camera apart. All of the sudden I screamed like an 8 year old girl and my wife nearly wrecked the car. I apparently grabbed the capacitor that was charged for a flash and it gave me the worst shock I have even recieved(and I have been tased before)!!!
All you could smell was burnt flesh. So don't do that. LOL

I believe you can touch the hot wire on your light if you are not grounded and are not touching any other wires at the same time, maybe the wire was hot and it got you when you touched the housing that grounded you. Hell if I know dont listen to me I almost died from a damn camera

LMAO! It was funny

[T-Man007]

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I dont mean to hijack but this reminds me of a funny story lol
We are on our way to walgreens to develop some film(some of you know where this is going already)and I am in the passenger seat. My wife is driving and I decide to take the disposable camera apart. All of the sudden I screamed like an 8 year old girl and my wife nearly wrecked the car. I apparently grabbed the capacitor that was charged for a flash and it gave me the worst shock I have even recieved(and I have been tased before)!!!
All you could smell was burnt flesh. So don't do that. LOL

I believe you can touch the hot wire on your light if you are not grounded and are not touching any other wires at the same time, maybe the wire was hot and it got you when you touched the housing that grounded you. Hell if I know dont listen to me I almost died from a damn camera

LMAO! That's funny!