Almost set a washing machine on fire last Tuesday

I was swapping a control board on a 5 year old Samsung in a basement laundry room. I forgot to unplug the machine and my screwdriver slipped right into the main power line. There was a loud pop, a flash of blue light, and I smelled burning plastic for like 10 minutes. Had to replace the whole wiring harness after that, plus change my shorts. Anyone else ever electrocute themselves and keep working anyway?

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river_fox182mo ago

Change my shorts" lol that got me good. But yeah I've been there too. Had a screwdriver slip while working on a live outlet and it felt like my whole arm went numb for a solid five minutes. I just stood there staring at the wall wondering if I was gonna have a heart attack. The smell of burnt dust and ozone is something you don't forget. I also kept working after because I was too stubborn to admit I messed up. Your story is way scarier though because at least mine didn't almost set anything on fire.

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matthewross2mo ago

Did anyone else smell burnt toast after their shock or was that just me?

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