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Part one, of two. Tomorrow, part 2, "What I did to the car." Today, part 1. "What I did to myself." 
In order to remove the windscreen washer jets, I first removed the cubby box. Then I Reached in with a deep socket to loosen the washer jet. I heard a little "snap," and my wrist began to hurt like crazy. I yanked my hand back out of there and realized that the cause of the pain was still with me. I wear a Medic Alert bracelet. It had contacted the 12-volt feed on the back of my cigarette lighter, and the case too, I think. Two of the links were actually lightly welded together, and the the bracelet was still freakin" HOT. I kept trying to blow on it, keep it moving, get it away from my skin for about a minute. Lots of "Ow... OOooWWW... Hey! OWWWW!.. Oooohh.
Lessons learned:
1) I think the lighter deserves a fuse. That would be a good practice. I just didn't have one when I threw it in, and thought I could get away with it.
2) I have a lovely battery disconnect switch. No muss, no fuss, no bother -- just twist the knob! Next time I'm working on the car, I think I'll do that...
In order to remove the windscreen washer jets, I first removed the cubby box. Then I Reached in with a deep socket to loosen the washer jet. I heard a little "snap," and my wrist began to hurt like crazy. I yanked my hand back out of there and realized that the cause of the pain was still with me. I wear a Medic Alert bracelet. It had contacted the 12-volt feed on the back of my cigarette lighter, and the case too, I think. Two of the links were actually lightly welded together, and the the bracelet was still freakin" HOT. I kept trying to blow on it, keep it moving, get it away from my skin for about a minute. Lots of "Ow... OOooWWW... Hey! OWWWW!.. Oooohh.
Lessons learned:
1) I think the lighter deserves a fuse. That would be a good practice. I just didn't have one when I threw it in, and thought I could get away with it.
2) I have a lovely battery disconnect switch. No muss, no fuss, no bother -- just twist the knob! Next time I'm working on the car, I think I'll do that...
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