Posted by MoparNorm on Saturday, February 07, 2009 at 00:56:25 :
In Reply to: Re: Old Skil 77 with metal handle? posted by Doc Dave on Friday, February 06, 2009 at 08:13:00 :
No, no water, although that was also a potentially deadly event. It was common for the trigger switch to short out, or for a wire to break inside the handle from hard usage.
Bare electrical wires contacting a metal tool is not a good combination...