scharkalvin wrote:


Some of these stories are hair rasing... and I'm too much of a weenie to
stick my tongue on a 9V battery...


That's how we tested batteries when I was a kid. 'Course there was the
dufus that tried it with a 90v B battery!


Better make that dufuses (dufusi?). When I was a kid I was tinkering
with a radio and unplugges the B battery connector to do something -
needing another hand I stuck it in my mouth. It was an 'interesting'
experience to say the least!

Dave

UK's System is NOT a system that has a "Ground" Over Out Sparks W4EAS

UK's System is NOT a system that has a "Ground" Over Out Sparks W4EAS

"Wade Hassler" wrote in message
om...
Paul Burridge wrote in message
. ..
The question seems daft, but bear with me, gentlemen. Has anyone ever
had an electric shock that they feel lucky to have survived?

p.

480 volt compost turner was activated while I had my hands inside.
Threw me into a pile of (mostly) chicken manure.
Wade H


A fate WORSE than death?

"Wade Hassler" wrote in message
om...
Paul Burridge wrote in message
. ..
The question seems daft, but bear with me, gentlemen. Has anyone ever
had an electric shock that they feel lucky to have survived?

p.

480 volt compost turner was activated while I had my hands inside.
Threw me into a pile of (mostly) chicken manure.
Wade H


A fate WORSE than death?

Mike Andrews wrote:
Lee Leduc wrote:
Sorry for the slow response but the Internet connection to the "other
side" is soooooooo slow!

Yes, I have had a a fatal electric shock in the past.

*SPLORFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF*

Now *where*, I ask you, _WHERE_ was the C&C on that?

Wrong newsgroup.

--
All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
-- Solomon W. Golomb

Mike Andrews wrote:
Lee Leduc wrote:
Sorry for the slow response but the Internet connection to the "other
side" is soooooooo slow!

Yes, I have had a a fatal electric shock in the past.

*SPLORFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF*

Now *where*, I ask you, _WHERE_ was the C&C on that?

Wrong newsgroup.

--
All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
-- Solomon W. Golomb

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:59:45 -0700, Sparks
wrote:

UK's System is NOT a system that has a "Ground" Over Out Sparks W4EAS

Eh? Is this humour? UK household mains is 240V ac (235V ac now but
the tolerance band includes 240V so it many places is stayed the same
AFAIK). The lines are E (Earth, Green/yellow), Neutral (blue), Live
(brown, fused). E and N are at same potential, as is metalwork in the
house. L is 235V ac. So if you are holding L and it is on your house
is wired wrong, or you are Mr Rubber man.

FYI (non UK'ers) the common arrangement is called PME, Protective
Multiple Earth. The N line is bonded to earth (via the underground
cabling AFAIR). N is thus at low potential near earth. At the
company incoming fuse box the N line is split to E and N. The
customer gets E, N, and L wires. The E terminal is bonded to all
metal work, baths, plumbing etc. Hence you cannot get a shock from N
to E. Switches tend to be single pole in the L as switching L and N
would be dangerous if just N failed. You do get double pole so they
must have a fail safe scheme for those. Fusing is only in the L for
the same reason.


--

....malcolm

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, or ).
Design Service for Analogue/Digital H/W & S/W Railway Signalling and Power
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:59:45 -0700, Sparks
wrote:

UK's System is NOT a system that has a "Ground" Over Out Sparks W4EAS

Eh? Is this humour? UK household mains is 240V ac (235V ac now but
the tolerance band includes 240V so it many places is stayed the same
AFAIK). The lines are E (Earth, Green/yellow), Neutral (blue), Live
(brown, fused). E and N are at same potential, as is metalwork in the
house. L is 235V ac. So if you are holding L and it is on your house
is wired wrong, or you are Mr Rubber man.

FYI (non UK'ers) the common arrangement is called PME, Protective
Multiple Earth. The N line is bonded to earth (via the underground
cabling AFAIR). N is thus at low potential near earth. At the
company incoming fuse box the N line is split to E and N. The
customer gets E, N, and L wires. The E terminal is bonded to all
metal work, baths, plumbing etc. Hence you cannot get a shock from N
to E. Switches tend to be single pole in the L as switching L and N
would be dangerous if just N failed. You do get double pole so they
must have a fail safe scheme for those. Fusing is only in the L for
the same reason.


--

....malcolm

Malcolm Reeves BSc CEng MIEE MIRSE, Full Circuit Ltd, Chippenham, UK
, or ).
Design Service for Analogue/Digital H/W & S/W Railway Signalling and Power
electronics. More details plus freeware, Win95/98 DUN and Pspice tips, see:

http://www.fullcircuit.com or http://www.fullcircuit.co.uk

NEW - Desktop ToDo/Reminder program (free)

Paul Burridge wrote in message . ..
The question seems daft, but bear with me, gentlemen. Has anyone ever
had an electric shock that they feel lucky to have survived?

p.

When I was 14 I used to open an old tube TV,
then I put one hand on the high-voltage tube
that goes to the anode of the TV screen.
There are a few thousand volts here, and I
remember perfectly the two inches spark that went
to my hand before I actually touch the tube.

Fortunately the power is low, and the maximal current
shoud be roughly one mA, or else I wouldn't write it now !