[SEL] Boners and goofs

[Luke Tonneberger]

I had my marine engine, fired by a buzz coil, at a show last summer. I 
hooked up the wiring with a combination of alligator clips and spliced wires 
with exposed connections. I didn't notice that one of the clips was touching 
the base of the engine and one of the spliced wires with exposed connection 
was touching the ground. As I nelt down on my knees and cranked it over the 
timer/wiper made the connection to fire the buzz coil and spark plug and 
shocked my arm a good one. I threw my arm back like I was stung by a hornet. 
I thought for a few seconds as to what was happening. Couldn't figure it out 
so I cranked it again. I think it got me a few good times before a bystander 
pointed out the wire touching the ground. Man that buzz coil bites!!

Luke Tonneberger
Rockford, Michigan
USA