correct, this is ohms law. resistance is part of ohms law. Larry Vilhelm Boor wrote: > > Villy Boor > --Boorelec Durban > Please sir try to get the basis of this arguement, it is purely Ohms law > and the requirements of quantity of energy to kill and why. You are bringing > into the equation the resistance of the epidermis at low voltage, where is > your point. There must always be a point where the body's natural resistance > reduces the current flow to a safe level. I have never heard of someone being > electrocuted wearing rubber gloves, is this a valid point? I doubt it > > On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:50:00 > SRFANDTRF wrote: > >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 > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get 25MB, POP3, Spam Filtering with LYCOS MAIL PLUS for $19.95/year. > http://login.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus&ref=lmtplus > ------------------------------------------ > 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 -- Schneider TV & Electronic Inc. 5415 N. Wooster ave. Dover, Ohio 44622 www.geocities.com/schntv2000/ 330-343-0768 FCC. first class & Extra class K8WLY ------------------------------------------ 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