Brinkley stick

A Brinkley stick is a safety device used to discharge high voltage capacitors and ensure HT (high voltage) electrical circuits are discharged. The tool consists of a hook attached to the end of an insulated rod. The hook is connected by a length of insulated wire to a suitable ground or earth, often via a suitably valued resistor. Named after Charles Brinkley, an amputee ferry boatman who carried radar staff across the river Deben. ^[1]

One of the Trade test colour films, On the Safe Side^[2] includes a fictionalised sequence during which the life of a technician is preserved by his decision to deploy a Brinkley stick.

References

^ "RAF Bawdsey". Dick Barrett. 2008–2011. Retrieved 2007-02-28. "What did you do in the "Cold War" Dad?", Part 2 - Master Radar Station
^ Ronald H. Riley & Associates (Producer), Rodney Giesler (Writer), Frank North (Photographer), Sheila Willson (Editor), Francis Rodker & Geoff Loynes (Animators), David Smart (Technical Advisor), Lawrence Crabb (Director) (1967). On the Safe SIDE (Motion picture). UK: UKAEA. Event occurs at 17 minutes in. Retrieved 2022-05-11. Better be sure before I touch anything.

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[1] "RAF Bawdsey". Dick Barrett. 2008–2011. Retrieved 2007-02-28. "What did you do in the "Cold War" Dad?", Part 2 - Master Radar Station

[2] Ronald H. Riley & Associates (Producer), Rodney Giesler (Writer), Frank North (Photographer), Sheila Willson (Editor), Francis Rodker & Geoff Loynes (Animators), David Smart (Technical Advisor), Lawrence Crabb (Director) (1967). On the Safe SIDE (Motion picture). UK: UKAEA. Event occurs at 17 minutes in. Retrieved 2022-05-11. Better be sure before I touch anything.

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