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[Kevin Wood]

Technically speaking, both are required to kill 

As in your "P.S. de resistance" - you can't have one without the other.

It's not an "off the shelf" part, but the manufacturer may very well sell the switch assembly.

You can probably buy the switches on their own (as it will be them that's failing if anything), but I'm not so sure that suggesting you pick up a soldering iron is a good idea after your tale of woe 

I wouldn't trust most of the guys who graduated with me following 3 years studying electronics to actually pick one up by the right end!

[aaronjb]

I thought you usually only picked the iron up by the hot end once or twice before learning not to do that again

My first shock was age about 7 - on march out day (ex forces folks will know what I mean - house was spotless, skirting boards cleaned with a toothbrush etc) I decided to wire a three pin plug up to a length of coax aerial cable and an aerial plug. Did a grand job, too, with the aim of electrocuting those damned pigeons that sat on the aerial..

Sadly all I did was cause a large flash, a bang, a zap and a large scorch mark up the wall after the fuse blew..


Then there was the time I grabbed hold of the power switch inside a PC (the old style, physical mains switch) and made the circuit with my left hand. Ommmm buzzzz.


And finally the time I brushed my hand against the strapping on the back of a CRT tube. Ooh, that hurt by far the most..

[Marks DTM Calib]

Bed side lamps are a common theme, remember looking at mine having removed the bulb, pushed one of the spring contacts down with my finger, was only about 4 or 5 but remember it well!

Had many since, also a few from TV's when I didn't bother to get a mirror for screen setup, snapped the neck off a tube in the process once to!

[geoffr70]

I was tinkering with an old lawn mower engine. I had it started but then realised that bizarrely there was no kill switch so I decided to lift the ht lead off the spark plug (it was loose). Bloody hell what a shock I got! I thought they're meant to be insulated! I got a surge up my arm and across my chest. Obviously not as bad as the mains but it was quite funny!

I once got a power flex ab toner belt (wasn't mine) put it on my arm and turned it up full. Anyway I couldn't take it off because my arm was swinging all over the place it was hilarious! It hurt as well though!

[Kevin Wood]

My little brothers probably still remember the day my great uncle gave me a 500v Megger to play with.

[omega3000]

HT lead shock many times especially from 2 strokes  , never any household electrickery shocks ...

[Entwood]

My little brothers probably still remember the day my great uncle gave me a 500v Megger to play with.

I well remember playing with one of those in the school physics lab....... We I should not have been there as I was only 2nd year, and the lab was set up for A-Level course work ...... the resultant screams from the young lady ensured the rapid intervention of prefects, a visit to the headmasters office, and the inability to sit down for several hours .......   

[phill osey]

glad you are ok, but still must have hurt like hell

I remember Phil doing somethinmg like that when working on our chest freezer, and had mistakenly switched off just the sockets, and the kitchen one was wired into the lights ring for some unknown reason

He was thrashing about on the floor unable to let gop of the wire, and I was 8 months pregnant, so all I could do was just throw the master switch

Lee

[Martian]

My little brothers probably still remember the day my great uncle gave me a 500v Megger to play with.

I was given a "minus 10" for safety after deciding to use one to test the skin resistance of a colleague in class when I was doing my 236 back in 1980 

[Sir Tigger KC]

There are some shocking stories in this thread......