On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:26:03 -0700, wrote:

On 2 Jul, 03:59, John Larkin
wrote:

lethal. Chewing on cords, especially by pets, is a more serious
hazard, and 240 is a lot worse than 120 there.

Dont think I've ever seen pet chewed cords here, maybe different
checmicals get used in the plastic or something.

120 0r 240 would kill either way.


I don't have access to the statistics, but I really doubt that the
American plug/socket combo is a significant source of fires.

John

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freea...rnumber=148498


NT

Small dogs chew cords. Rabbits certainly do.

With the short electrical path involved, unless the dog/rabbit was
laying on a concrete floor (I have seen this happen) in a
moist/conductive condition, the jolt would likely only teach the lesson
of what not to chew on.