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This device controls the lights in the mechanic shop where the “kill me” taxi was repaired.
Finally, a picture to place next to “kill switch” in the dictionary.
Hey, what are you worried about? The duct tape around the handles will dampen the current…
What were they thinking? They should know to use electrical tape.
just remember to wear wellies , dry your hands first and dont grip the handles
Not shown: live, dangling wires and soaking wet floor from leaky basement
Paging Dr. Frankenstein…Paging Dr. Frankenstein.
Fancy – even a built in fuse when the paint scraper melts, the current cuts off.
Though, I doubt there is very much current here – that is some pretty small gauge wire.
Finally! A real, *live* knife switch!
I particularly like the falling contact failsafe inherent in the design
“no, no, no! I said the knife with the BEIGE handle!”
“Among the changes due to cuts backs the prison has gone to self service death penalty executions.”
I encountered a switch like this in a SHOWER in Costa Rica. It controlled the inline water heater. Because the heater would rapidly burn out if the water was not flowing, you had to turn on the water first, stand in the running shower, and then throw the switch.
Another KBR job in Iraq!
“I say it’s a putty knife!”
“No, it’s a switch!”
“Hold on! You’re BOTH right!”
Now this is the kinda switch I want for all the lights in my rooms.
Teenagers are devising ever better ways of keeping their doors closed.
knob – EIN AUS..germany -.- again
Shocking!
Or maybe…Each putty knife was carefully selected for its resistance. This is a 3 level speed volume control.
And here, I would have just stuck a penny in the fusebox. What is this world coming to?
This is the problem. If they had a penny they would have fixed it right! @one small step
@Sue
Not yet, but soon.
Sad. I probably would have paid him enough for those tools to buy the right switch.
I’m wondering where this photo was taken (see one comment above saying Germany, which is 90% probability right), but I mean whether former FRG or GDR??? Nebenbei .. das ist ein Hartz 4 WIN!!
… natuerlich einer aus Rossau!!
Hey, Gang, everything is OK, there is electrical tape on all the handles.
Dude thats duct tape as in Duck tape Quack quack!!!
I see things like that, I stick my hands in my pockets and back away.
Pffffft, a paperclip works much better.
Pull the lever, Kronk!
you’re right! Best fixit-jobs ever .. are always made by MacGyver!!
@notanengineer
What an idiot!
He’s got a twenty amp putty knife in a fifteen amp circuit!
And UNnecessary duct tape!
“Free Electroshock Therapy Given — Pull the Handle”
Here is commercial model: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1212/535048895_9529522bcf_o.jpg
This is called a “knife switch”.
“There’s a couple of nasty looking switches over here, I’m not gonna be the first.”
Not shown: Various equipment, wires, and shackles from the latest SAW trap
If you look closely at the two blades that are open, you can see burn marks near the contact points — probably from the arc thrown when you open the switch.
On the plus side, if you look carefully at the bottom terminals, you can also see that this lovely device has been disconnected.