On Dec 5, 8:36*am, dpb wrote:
On 12/5/2012 7:18 AM, wrote: On Dec 4, 4:03 pm, *wrote:

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Theoretically, one could get close enough to the blade to trigger it w/o
actually touching it. *...

That close would have to be a tiny fraction of an inch,
so close that you're almost touching it. *In which case,
I would not call that a false trip because there isn't any
valid reason to be that close to the blade.

Well, unless you actually _did_ touch (and teeth, not just the smooth
blade side), there wasn't an actual required need to trip as there was
not any damage inflicted. *That's the definition of a false positive.

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That may be your definition, but it's not mine, nor do I
think it's a reasonable one. Being 1mm away from a
spinning blade tripping it works for me as a valid need
to stop the saw. And from the video, even
when tripped by actual contact, there was no damage
inflicted.