Re: Off-topic: Home Electrical Wiring

[David Myers <dmgraph@pulsewidth.com>]

It's the truth, I've got a 1/4 million volt Tesla coil and you can grab
onto it; your hair may stick out, but the amperage is nil.  Also, the
one-hand-in-pocket is an old but wise tactic for handling the really
dangerous stuff.  Explaination: you avoid catching an arc from each hand &
over the heart....

>It's not the volts that'll kill ya, it's the amps.
>
>Be careful. Rubber-soled shoes please!
>
>- Larry

>>> Kim Flint wrote-
>>> I'm an electronics engineer, don't know anything about that high 
>voltage
>>> stuff. Try not to touch the wires....hope that helps.
>>
>>
>>Or if ya do touch 'em, just use one hand!
>>
>>Seriously, my sweetie's uncle was a high-voltage guy; he worked on wiring
>>the big dams back in the 40's.  Under emergency circumstances, he would
>make
>>repairs on live million-volt circuits -- with one hand in his pocket.