11/5 - 6: A warning from tiggs, I have been hit with the 277 three wire/wild. At that level you must have the strength to pull off, the angels were watching over me; as the lighting was going through me. Like a billiard ball going on in my mind, lights shuttering off and on at milliseconds. I pulled off some 3-4 seconds later. The scar is on my body forever.
The next level up, you better hope someone is near you and beats you down with a 2 by 4, you will not let go; no matter how strong you are. If you ever see someone being electrocuted do not touch them, DO NOT TOUCH THEM! Kick down the ladder, hit them with a baseball bat, but never touch them.
Want to pay the least you can, get what you get. Not trying to prop myself up, but there are many out there who do not understand. Example: My master asked me about grounding and bonding, without using the words in the rule book. I did so after just two years under my belt. He told me "Congratulations you know more than 90% of electricians out there."
Just like today, there are many there who do it just for a job; there are others who care. That being said, what is in your house can be deadly under the right circumstances. If the neutral is gone and the device is powered, you are the return to ground. Copper is used because it is the closest to resistance of human skin.
Dang there is too much to say in such a post, too many rules et all. It was scary to see so many under deadly circumstances.
If you doubt what is going on, ask me; my care is for life. If a house burned down, or life were lost; it would be me who would be under prosecution. I do what is right, and train what is right to those under me.
Good night to all, sleep well, rest well, do all things well.
It's late--I'll catch up on my reading tomorrow.
