On Thursday 08 April 2004 18:21, Tony Duell wrote:
> Well, I can't remember the first mains shock I received. I think I
> was less than 2 years old -- certainly I couldn't really walk or
> talk. I'd manageds to unscrew some electrical device without
> unplugging it first. I think at that point my parents realised that I
> was going to be an electical/electronic person (possibly even a
> hacker...)
>
>
> What worries me is that there are people who work on electronics,
> computer hardware, etc who didn't grow up taking things apart and
> tryign to work out how they operate...
Or, as I like to say "you shouldn't be an engineer if you haven't been
shocked by mains current as a kid." According to my parents, I'd
managed to shock myself enough when I was young to need to be taken to
the hospital. I guess I still haven't learned. :)
http://computer-refuge.org/toys/60kV-spark-1.jpg
For those without a JPEG-enabled viewing device, it's a picture of what
used to help generate X-rays and will become a jacobs ladder when I get
some spare time back. :) Truthfully, it was probably closer to 45kV
peak (AC) than 60kV, as I don't have enough power available in my
offi^W^Wthe location it's at for it.
Pat
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Received on Thu Apr 08 2004 - 19:57:22 BST
