Hello,

Actually, it has nothing to do with conductivity (resistance), but with
capacitance, ie the proportion of your boddy to load with static
electricity.

regards, cyrille


"Tim Douglass" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 12:30:36 -0600, Duane Bozarth
wrote:

If the saw won't cut lumber w/o a pinkie (or hot dog), it won't be of
much use will it?

I'm simply questioning whether the detection capability is able to
distinguish a piece of flesh in the way while there's still a continued
normal cutting load and have seen no indication of a test to show it any
any review...

The detection has nothing to do with the load the saw is under. It is
similar to what is used on the "touch lamps" and detects contact with
a conductor. Because of that false triggers due to very green lumber
(or wet pressure treated), metal in the wood or other possibly
conductive things are a concern.

Tim Douglass

http://www.DouglassClan.com