Breaker didn't trip on dead short

[ray hampton]

could the breaker or the wiring be hook -up wrong ?

[Chris Padilla]

I hate working on live circuits at home. I have a fear that the extra perspiration it generates on my hands and forehead might turn me into a super conductor (from the salt) and zap me into next week! That said, I've done it plenty of times...just have to be extra, extra careful.

[ray hampton]

I not sure what salt will do for your skin as a super conductor but water will increase your skin volts/amps carrying capability
do salt water dry on your skin as the same rate as fresh water ?

[Steve Meliza]

Pure water is a terrible conductor of electricity, salt adds the ions needed for the flow of electrons.

[Brian Elfert]

Most water is not pure so I would never take a chance around water and electricity. Even tap water could have enough minerals and iron in it to be conductive.

[Steve Meliza]

Just trying to point out the reason why salt is important, not suggesting that deionized water is commonplace.

[Rod Sheridan]

I hate working on live circuits at home. I have a fear that the extra perspiration it generates on my hands and forehead might turn me into a super conductor (from the salt) and zap me into next week! That said, I've done it plenty of times...just have to be extra, extra careful.

As an electrical tech I can state that there is no reason to ever work on anything that's energised unless it's for the purpose of making measurements.

Please don't do hot work, having to reset the clock on the microwave isn't a good counter point to a fatality..............Rod.

[ray hampton]

Pure water is a terrible conductor of electricity, salt adds the ions needed for the flow of electrons.

a ohms meter can check your water to see how pure that the water is