Somehow, when Larry calls 120v "low voltage", I get the distinct feeling
that I would not care to have his job.
I have never been bothered much by working around line voltage. The only
time I have had a worrisome feeling around electricity was when I was
working as an electronics tech in the early '70s. We had an old piece of
HP gear that needed repair. It was a square wave generator that provided
up to 50v p-p and plenty of current. Must have weighed 150lbs. And
tubes. Lots of 'em. And a 1300v power supply. Made me VERY nervous
checking circuit voltages while I was troubleshooting. The other high
voltage items I was around were the 6kv klystrons, but they were pretty
easy to avoid.
Stay safe, Larry.
Scott E.
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J. Larry Hendry wrote:
> In the USA, statistically, more people die from contact with what we call
> low voltage in the utility business (120v and 240v) than are killed by
> contact with all high voltages combined.
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> Stooge Larry
> (off to energize quite a few uF of 138,000 volt capacitors this week)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Schreiber <synth1@...>
> And yes, I ∗do∗ 'scare the crap' out of '950 builders, on purpose. It's
> SERIOUS
> when working with line voltage, ESPECIALLY the 240V overseas.
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> Paul S.
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