RE: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

...@majordomo.ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge) Hi Gert: I also tried the discharge between two fingers, and found the result to be unpleasant at least. Time to change standards... Now we must ask

RE: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

I totally support Rich - time try your two finger test with a capacitor charged to 20 Joules! It is NOT unpleasant - it Hurts like Hell. In the 80's we had a 'strange' engineer in our lab that left 2.2 ?F capacitors charges to 300V laying about - until someone grabbed him by the throat! The

RE: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

...@majordomo.ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge) Hi Gert: I also tried the discharge between two fingers, and found the result to be unpleasant at least. Time to change

RE: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

I totally support Rich - time try your two finger test with a capacitor charged to 20 Joules! It is NOT unpleasant - it Hurts like Hell. In the 80's we had a 'strange' engineer in our lab that left 2.2 ?F capacitors charges to 300V laying about - until someone grabbed him by the throat! The

Re: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

I read in !emc-pstc that John Allen john.al...@era.co.uk wrote (in BFE68AB0084CD311B4FB00508B014C8703CF9BF4@MERCURY) about 'Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)' on Fri, 20 Sep 2002: The issue I raised - and as supported by Charles Grasso, etc - is not the the shock

RE: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

...@majordomo.ieee.org; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge) Hi Gert: I also tried the discharge between two fingers, and found the result to be unpleasant at least. Time to change standards... Now we must ask the question

Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

Hi Gert: I also tried the discharge between two fingers, and found the result to be unpleasant at least. Time to change standards... Now we must ask the question: Is the purpose of the standard to prevent injury or to prevent an unpleasant experience? I presume that

Changing our safety standards (was 0.1 uF discharge)

Hi Gert: I also tried the discharge between two fingers, and found the result to be unpleasant at least. Time to change standards... Now we must ask the question: Is the purpose of the standard to prevent injury or to prevent an unpleasant experience? I presume that