On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:07:51 -0700, Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun"
wrote:

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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 14:57:17 GMT, James Meyer
wrote:

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 06:33:15 -0700, Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun"
wroth:

But then most of life is like that. It's only a matter of time before
something you do gets you. Like driving, it's only a matter of time
before someone gets into an accident. Hopefully not fatal. But then
more people die in auto accidents than any other accident. So does
that stop us from driving? No.

Regards,
Glen

Almost all auto "accidents" are not really accidental. They usually
result from "applied stupidity".

I think electrical shocks are similar.

Jim

Tom was working on a TV chassis which was sitting on its side, power
applied, cable attached. Tom bumped the cable, and, before Tom's
magnificent dive to the Sencore isolation unit's power switch, the
chassis bottom made contact with Tom's left forearm. Tom was left with
dozens of burns from the various voltages present. :-)

Fortunately they were only burns.

This didn't even compare, though, with the time that Tom tongue-tested
a cellular telephone PS, 10.6VDC, 850 mA. OUCH!!

I've tongue tested (as have probably just about everyone else) a fresh
9V battery, and your battery isn't that much more. Should have given
you a bit of a twinge... :-)

Oh no...this was MUCH more than a 9V battery could ever provide,
believe me. I thought the top of my head was going to come off.

Tom



Tom