Re: Fw: TI-H: Russian roulette
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Re: Fw: TI-H: Russian roulette
In a message dated 11/25/98 8:08:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
dknaack@geocities.com writes:
> >:\ I've had 70volts at 300kHz go through my ear once. :)
>
>
> About my worst 'Zapping' was when I picked up a bare transformer
> I was using for a PSU on my bench, the 120vac contacts were uninsulated,
> and my hand was damp from a cold drink glass. Felt like sombody hit
> my hand with a hammer.
>
>
> >We did that to one guy in health class last year. It was one of those
> >kodak ones. We just put it on the table in front of him and he picked it
> >up and started playing with it in the middle of class and right in the
> >middle of a lecture be bolted out of his chair and started screaming. It
> >was soooo funny. :)
>
> In physics class when we were doing electronics we used to play a game
> with the big caps. They were rated at around 200vdc, up to about 500uF.
> You stick the leads into a wall socket for an instant, they charge almost
> instantly, to somwhere between 0 and 120v. Then you play "Hot potato"
> with it :) Eventually someone gets a nasty suprise when they catch both
> leads at the same time. Sometimes its bad (500uF at 100v is quite a bit
> of energy!), sometimes you got lucky and only got hit with a few dozen
> volts.
>
>
> DK
As long as we are discussing our power plays, my worst time with electric
current was when I was attending to our dogs. I slipped and landed right on
their electric fence in a very unconvient area. Unfortunately, we had to
'tweak' it so the dogs would not be able to cross, through it, so it was a
little more than the traditional 12 v.