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jeg@sangabriel.desktalk.com (John E. Greene) writes:

> This doesn't really qualify as a major shock of high voltage but it was enoug
> for me to remember to this day.  I worked for the AV department while at 
> college and my task one day was to fix the telephone intercom running from th
> press box down to the floor.  No big deal, looked like it was just a case of
> a couple of broken wires.  I used my teeth a lot to strip wire back then.  I 
> had one 24 gage tooth and one 22 gage tooth.  Anyway, it was right about then
> that I discovered that the phones had 24 volts of AC running into them.  Only
> now it was directly connected to my teeth.  It rattled the whole front of my
> face and I swore that it shook several of my teeth loose.  My jaw shook so 
> much that my vision was blurred.  Kind of like riding down a bumpy road on a 
> bicycle.  You could here this incredibly loud 'HOLY SH*T!!" echo throughout 
> the empty gymnasium.
> 

Actually Telephones usually have 48VDC when idle and 20 Vac when ringing 
voltage is sent. This is enough to shock your socks off!!
or at least give you a good buzz.....

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