On Saturday 29 November 2008, John Kasunich wrote:
>Olusegun A. wrote:
>> I'm actually trying to read an analogue signal (High Voltage -
>> say 1000VAC) being applied to my heavy motor. Do I need an
>> ADC converter or what is the procedure?
>
>How "heavy" is your heavy motor?
[...]
>To be blunt - if you have to ask this kind of question, you are not
>qualified to work on 1000V circuits.
>
I'm glad you said that John, cuz you said it nicer than I would have.  As an 
old tv engineer, I have had to routinely deal with vacuum tube supplies as 
high as 22 kilovolts.  And I've managed to survive a couple incidents with 
220 AC.  So I'll just second the above comment.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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Endless the quest;
I turn again, back to my own beginning,
And here, find rest.

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