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From: krw on 16 Jul 2010 20:40 On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:28:04 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > >Jasen Betts wrote: >> >> On 2010-07-14, Baron <baron.nospam(a)linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote: >> >> >> How often do people drop dead from actual electrocutions in places >> >> that use 240, just doing plain tasks like you might at home or >> >> outside? >> > >> > People do die from electrocution on 240 volt AC mains. More often than >> > not the reflex action causes you to pull away. I agree with your >> > comment that "the danger is almost always from what you end up hitting >> > or falling off (like a ladder) /into than from the shock itself." >> > DC is far more likely to kill you, simply because the muscle contracts >> > and makes it impossible to let go. >> >> AC can do that too, My dad had trouble putting a skilsaw down after >> cutting the lead. luckily he was able to out-distance the extension >> lead. Next time he used it with an isolating transformer. > > > It would be simpler to make sure you can't cut the cord with the saw. Batteries? ;-)
From: Rui Maciel on 17 Jul 2010 08:45 Michael A. Terrell wrote: > This isn't a forum, it's a newsgroup. In your opinion what's the difference? Rui Maciel
From: BobG on 17 Jul 2010 09:07 On Jul 17, 8:45 am, Rui Maciel <rui.mac...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > This isn't a forum, it's a newsgroup. > In your opinion what's the difference? > Rui Maciel ============================== You can edit your typos in your own messages in a forum?
From: Tim Wescott on 17 Jul 2010 12:50 On 07/17/2010 05:45 AM, Rui Maciel wrote: > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > >> This isn't a forum, it's a newsgroup. > > In your opinion what's the difference? USENET has newsgroups, the web has forums. This is a USENET newsgroup. It's echoed on a few web pages, but it's still USENET. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
From: krw on 17 Jul 2010 18:06
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:50:17 -0700, Tim Wescott <tim(a)seemywebsite.com> wrote: >On 07/17/2010 05:45 AM, Rui Maciel wrote: >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> >>> This isn't a forum, it's a newsgroup. >> >> In your opinion what's the difference? > >USENET has newsgroups, the web has forums. Bzzzt! A "forum" is a place for public discussion. >This is a USENET newsgroup. It's echoed on a few web pages, but it's >still USENET. ....and is a public forum. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum Main Entry: fo�rum Pronunciation: \?fo?r-?m\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural forums also fo�ra \-?\ Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin foris outside, fores door � more at door Date: 15th century 1 b : a public meeting place for open discussion c : a medium (as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas |