Man electrocuted at Northland campground

**awayatc** · 16th January 2015, 06:09

Music blew his fuse....?

**5150** · 16th January 2015, 07:07

Originally Posted by EJK

More details released...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6506...and-campground

By the look of it he was a bright spark

**Paul in NZ** · 16th January 2015, 07:10

I wonder what got him so riled up? I'm guessing they were playing AC/DC....

**Autech** · 16th January 2015, 08:06

Originally Posted by EJK

More details released...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6506...and-campground

He was a sound and lighting technician?

Shame for the dudes family in all seriousness, we all make mistakes. An RCD would have saved this chaps life, I wonder why there wasn't one fitted at the cam site? I'm pretty sure it's code to do so

**Oakie** · 17th January 2015, 08:32

I bought a cheap RCD a few years back just because I thought I should. Saved me a couple of years ago when I cut into the extension cord while trimming the hedge with electric clippers. Everything stopped working so I went tio the power source and found the RCD tripped. Went back to the clippers to find it's teeth all mixed up with the exposed cables. Quite a moment that was as I was at home by myself and I just pictured Mrs Oakie coming home to find me karked it by the hedge. Don't work without one now if I'm using something with a blade.

**oldrider** · 17th January 2015, 09:06

Originally Posted by Oakie

I bought a cheap RCD a few years back just because I thought I should. Saved me a couple of years ago when I cut into the extension cord while trimming the hedge with electric clippers. Everything stopped working so I went tio the power source and found the RCD tripped. Went back to the clippers to find it's teeth all mixed up with the exposed cables. Quite a moment that was as I was at home by myself and I just pictured Mrs Oakie coming home to find me karked it by the hedge. Don't work without one now if I'm using something with a blade.

Eew and ouch - that would not have made good headlines nationally let alone on KB!

Be careful out there!

**awayatc** · 17th January 2015, 09:07

Originally Posted by Oakie

Don't work without one now if I'm using something with a blade.

Rewired whole house, everything is RCD ....
new standard...

**Laava** · 17th January 2015, 13:15

Originally Posted by Autech

He was a sound and lighting technician?

Shame for the dudes family in all seriousness, we all make mistakes. An RCD would have saved this chaps life, I wonder why there wasn't one fitted at the cam site? I'm pretty sure it's code to do so

It is code to upgrade to RCD,s when you are replacing or adding to circuits on an older property.
All new stuff is RCD.

**Laava** · 17th January 2015, 13:18

Originally Posted by cassina

I read a media report that appeared to say the guy had electrical knowledge which sounds hard to believe unless it was only things that ran off batteries.

If you could fuck off out of our Northland thread, that would be nice thanks,
A, dude.
B, babe.
C, bad asian driver.
D, troll.

Delete as necessary.

**awa355** · 17th January 2015, 14:54

Originally Posted by Oakie

I bought a cheap RCD a few years back just because I thought I should. Saved me a couple of years ago when I cut into the extension cord while trimming the hedge with electric clippers. Everything stopped working so I went tio the power source and found the RCD tripped. Went back to the clippers to find it's teeth all mixed up with the exposed cables. Quite a moment that was as I was at home by myself and I just pictured Mrs Oakie coming home to find me karked it by the hedge. Don't work without one now if I'm using something with a blade.

One way to get your own R.I.P thread.

The trouble with electricity, you cant see it coming.

**PrincessBandit** · 17th January 2015, 16:16

Originally Posted by awa355

The trouble with electricity, you cant see it coming.

So all the sound and visual effects on the telly and in the movies are lies!!

**caspernz** · 17th January 2015, 18:14

It's sad of course that the young fella died. But if you're on holiday and music from next door just after midnight bothers you that much...you're hardly the life of the party?! Should he have drunk more? Or been in bed with a lovely lass...

**BMWST?** · 17th January 2015, 18:18

Originally Posted by neels

Well here's a thought, unplug it and then cut the wire, point made without the unpleasant death part.

Obviously thinking things through was not this guy's strength.

he did unplug it,but at the wrong end