LOL-The guys on our team are always coming back to my cubbyhole to watch-so I always show them a few things like how hi-freq works so they know why its there(you know, run the high freq up and down your arm and theirs so they see that its not high amperage just a starter plasma stream). Its all fine until one of those little sparks hit the metal part of the pearl snap on your shirt or you don't realize that your sweaty arm is propped against the layout table. I doubt I would volunteer any time to this project with a TIG!
G.L.
My leads have probably been abused as bad as any.
The first time I strung my leads over water, to a barge, I started out with them safely above the drink, by the end of the day they were of course sagging well below the water line. I didn't know what to expect but I've never been able to tell a difference with leads in the water.
On an engine drive, if you were losing a significant amount of current, the engine would go to hi idle, I'm guessing (?!).
There were quite a few fish in the area, but they were unaffected as well. My friend who strung his leads on the bottom, I'm guessing 70' or so, reported no problems at all.
JTMcC.