Re: My take on TIAC <delurk>

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From: Barry Shein
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 00:00

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From: hannigan@shore.net (Martin Hannigan)
>I'm not sure I believe it's 90. I think it's more like 15v. If you grab
>both the tip and ring, you'll feel the current. I've felt the current on
>more than one occasion considering my occupation and I can attest that 
>if it was 90 or above, I would've known <grin>. Then again, I KNOW 
>what 120 feels like for sure, but not 90.

Actually, all you can really know is the current (amps), not the
voltage.  A static electricity shock from walking across a carpet can
be tens of thousands of volts, but fortunately very little amps.


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Subject: Re: My take on TIAC <delurk>
Date: 1996/05/08
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