Tony Duell wrote:
I always short
my screwdriver across the line before fitting, say, a
light socket or a switch.
Not with one of my screwdriers you don't! I value my tools...
You've often said that you always purchase good quality tools so
I can see why you'd like to avoid damaging them, but damaging a
screwdriver is usually preferable to ending up halfway across
the room on your backside or worse (although if it's a vintage
screwdriver maybe the equation is a little harder to compute :-)).
At the point that he's shorting the wires, he already thinks that
the power is cut so it really is "him or the screwdriver: pick one".
Having said that, I do what you do and brush the back of my hand
across to be (more) sure that the power is off.
Antonio
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