Originally Posted by
TMonk
All physics/chem undergrads had to do electricity and magnetism physics course and I remember about 0% of it. I need to understand magnetism and electrical fields at work but only on a conceptual level.
Analog electricity in any home/practical sense? 0.0% recollection or skill. If/when I would need to do home electrical, I would look it up and proceed with extreme caution if it could be DIY. I know how to use a voltmeter at least and have done some crude wiring/soldering at home - even replaced the rechargable battery in a garmin 520 once. High voltage scared me though. Had some additional outlets in the garage put in when we moved in - we paid the electrician to do that. Pretty simple conduit plumed from existing outlets. Not trying to shock myself though.
Electricity and plumbing are two areas of home maintenance/repair where my default is to call professionals. My Dad did a lot of that stuff on his own and as far as I can tell, that never bit him in the ass, but he was a Depression Kid (11 when the market crashed in 1929), so he was always loath to pay others to do stuff he could do himself - or order me to do!