Insect Conductivity - language?

From: Teo Zenios <teoz_at_neo.rr.com>
Date: Wed Jul 28 11:35:45 2004

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From: "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Insect Conductivity - language?


> >From: "Don Maslin" <donm_at_cts.com>
> >
> >
> >
> ---snip---
> >You are sure that they were ants and not termites?
> >
> > - don
>
> Hi
> Does anyone have the definitive answer as to which has
> the lowest DC and AC resistance? An ant or a termite?
> Also, how does that resistance vary over time of use?
> I want to see graphs and statistics. Different species
> might also be an additional variable.
> Dwight
>
>
>

All kidding aside I assume that ants themselves are not conductive enough to
short 120VAC, instead its the moisture (or bug spray) on their surface that
bridges the gap for electricity.
Received on Wed Jul 28 2004 - 11:35:45 BST