toddc...@finestplanet.com wrote:
"If neither pole is grounded then both must be treated as potentially
hot."
_Only with regard to the other hot wire._ If you do not reference one
conductor to ground than the other one will not present any danger
unless you are referenced to its mate... as in touching both wires at
once.
Todd
Except of course, if there is more leakage (capacitive) from one
ungrounded wire to ground than the other ungrounded wire to
ground. You may still feel a tingle... The higher the voltage, given
similar leakage, the higher the tingleage. (is that a real word?)
I am more apprehensive about touching ungrounded and live things
(although sometimes I do). People have a larger area and
therefore a higher capacitance than birds do.
This applies for AC (mainly) of course.
boB
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