[54423] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: DC power versus AC power
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Sprunk)
Mon Dec 30 10:30:33 2002
From: "Stephen Sprunk" <ssprunk@cisco.com>
To: "joe mcguckin" <joe@via.net>
Cc: "North American Noise and Off-topic Gripes" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 09:01:26 -0600
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Thus spake joe mcguckin <joe@via.net>:
> It only takes 30ma to put your heart into atrial fibrillation. In the
> usa, gfi's are set to trip at 5ma.
Did you mean 5A, or am I misunderstanding GFIs?
> Normally 48VDC wouldn't be considered a 'lethal' voltage (I've talked
> to telephone technicians who said they used to play a game in the CO
> by wiring a handle to 90V ring voltage and seeing who could grab it
> for the longest time),
That explains so many things...
S
