In message <004f01c2b018$4ac14900$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stephen Sprunk" wr ites: > >Thus spake joe mcguckin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> 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? >
No -- 5 ma is correct. (GFIs measure the difference in current between the hot and neutral leads -- if it exceeds 5 ma, it trips.) --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me) http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)