Re: Strongarm Installation

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From: Rik Griffin
Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 00:00

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In article <19970504.170037.37@quantumsoft.co.uk>,
          stuart@quantumsoft.co.uk (Stuart Halliday) wrote:

> I had one trick I'd play on young apprentices. I'd short together a
> 12V power supply capable of delivering 100A and you should have seem
> the sparks fly! Then ask the poor wee apprentice to touch the bare
> ends of the wires...

Apparently you can get a nasty burn from a high current, low voltage
supply (like a lead acid car battery) if your hands are wet. Because the
moisture conducts, and heats up, and you get burnt. But it's not an
electric shock, just a nasty shock :)

> But they all said they'd work on their car's electrics with the
> battery still plugged in!

But not with the engine running I hope. ;)

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From: mouse@cheesey.demon.co.uk (Rik Griffin)
Subject: Re: Strongarm Installation
Date: 1997/05/06
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