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| From | Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: off topic: old house wiring? |
| Date | 2015-12-12 23:31 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <dd3p1vFm1mvU4@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <scgmjc-32e.ln1@sambook.reistad.name> <707ad635-2d91-4089-a5e6-2c2246fd8a38@googlegroups.com> <dd30soFpud0U1@mid.individual.net> <n4hpoa120od@news6.newsguy.com> <dd3o36F18guU1@mid.individual.net> |
On Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:14:46 -0600, Osmium wrote: > The linked article says that the chassis may be connected to one side of > the line - I don't think I ever saw that happen in practice on a radio. > I don't even know haw dangerous a 120 V power line really is to a > healthy teenager. I've seen that many times, a long time ago. No transformer, just a dropper/barretter[1]. And with a two pin plug, often the chassi could be at line rather than neutral. Oh, this is in the UK, with 230V power! And only a 30A fuse upstream. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron-hydrogen_resistor -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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