10 Commandments for Technicians


          I.  Beware the lightning that lurketh in the undischarged
                   capacitor, lest it cause thee to bounce upon thy
                        buttocks in a most un-technician-like manner.

         II.  Cause thou the switch that supplieth large quantities
                   of juice to be opened and thusly tagged, that thy
                        days in this earthly veil of tears may be long.

        III.  Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth and
                   upon which thou workest are grounded and thusly
                        tagged, lest they lift thee up to radio frequency
                             potential and causeth thee also to make like
                                  a radiator.

         IV.  Tarry not amongst those fools who engageth in intentional
                   shocks for they are surely non-believers and are not
                        long for this world.

          V.  Take care that thou useth the proper method when thou
                   takest the measure of a high voltage circuit, lest
                        thou incinerate both thyself and thy meter, for
                             verily, though thou hast no account number
                                  and canst be easily surveyed, thy test
                                      meter doth have one and, as a con-
                                           sequence, bringeth much woe
                                                unto the supply depot.

         VI.  Take care that thou tampereth not with safety devices and
                   interlocks, lest thou incurreth the wrath of thy
                        instructor and bringeth the fury of thy
                             instructor upon thy head.

        VII.  Work thou not with energized equipment, for if thou dost,
                   thy fellow students will surely buy beers for thy
                        spouse, who liveth, and consoleth them in other
                             ways.

       VIII.  Trifle thou not with radioactive tubes and substances, lest
                   thou commence to glow in the dark like a lightning bug
                        and thy spouse have no further use fo thee except
                            thy wages.

         IX.  Causeth thou not to make unauthorized modifications to
                   equipment, lest thou arrange to have recorded all field
                        changes and authorized mods made by thee, that thy
                            successor shall not tear his hair and go
                                 slowly mad in his attempt to decide what
                                       manner of cretin hath made such a
                                           mess in the wiring of such
                                               equipment.

          X.  Be thou cautious in the placing of thy digits into such
                   equipment that would cause thee to sorely lament the
                        loss of thy greatest sexual appendage.








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