Hmmmmm, You say the "voltage is irrelevant"? You say that it's all the amperage. . . funny, I never heard of anyone getting electrocuted from a 12 volt car battery and they can produce 300 amps! Merry Christmas Donald J. De Sario Surf & Turf Servicing 4936 Provens Dr. Akron, Ohio 44319 330-896-4188 srfandtrf@xxxxxxx > Subj: [TechAssist] Re: 220v I thank you all Merry Xmas > Date: 12/22/2002 6:27:06 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:villyboor@xxxxxxxxx";>villyboor@xxxxxxxxx</A> > Reply-to: <A > HREF="mailto:techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>, > <A HREF="mailto:techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > > Villy Boor > Boorelec Durban > I am sorry but I had an ulterior motive for continuing this discussion. > I wished to find out what the knowledge base was in the TV repair industry > in the USA. Few people seemed to be aware of just how little it takes to > kill, a few hundred milli amps flowing across your heart for a few minutes > will give you your wings. The voltage is really irrelevant. Ohms law. > Knowlege of that was low, marked exceptions yes but on average the knowlege > base is limited. The understanding of generation and distrobution was again > limited, I think a number would be pushing against the wind to get their > papers here. > -- > > On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 05:53:11 > Pete wrote: > > > > > > > >This discussion was of a great interest to us, > >We have learned a lot about the most important part of our lives. > >Without power, we never could have the chance to meet one to each other > >here, Think for a moment, that no to long back, people lived without > >this marble source, and they have to use kerosene to light up their > >houses and the street towns at night. We have send a great message to > >Thomas Alba EDison who put in the world hands such fantastic invention! > > > > Hoppe all of you colleagues say.. ...Thanks Edison.. for let me > >lighted my christmas tree... > > > > ~~Merry Christmas~~~ > > > > > >Pete > > > >Perdomo TV Inc. > >Miami, Fla. > >wpt19@xxxxxxxxx > > > >techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: jbc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >(Joe=A0Batchelor) Date: Sat, Dec 21, 2002, 11:27pm (EST-1) To: > >techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 220v: End of > >Discussion Reply=A0to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >If you have doubts, you can measure the current. Hold one lead of an AC > >current meter in one hand and make a circuit with the other lead. You > >may need someone else to read the meter as you may not live long enough > >to tell us how much more the 220 pulls. > >Joe Batchelor CET TX-80 > > > >------------------------------------------ > >Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > >------------------------------------------ > >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html