David VanHorn wrote:
Come on, folks. never hook anything directly to the power line. The
source is just too stiff. Use an opto. I used fiber optic isolation with
my big DC power supply.
Don
I used to agree, until actually tried it myself. Now this is how
I do my picPET 60 Hz data logging:
Dangerous.. A single component failure puts you hot to the line, without
current limiting.
If that bothers you, don't use unfused 1M resistors, use a fuse and pairs of
500K resistors in series. That way it takes a double component failure...
And if that still bothers you, use triple 330K... Or add a pair of safety
rated series capacitors.
Even a common lamp cord is only a single "component" failure away from
being hazardous.
Somewhere or another there should be a compromise that makes you happy...
you will, however, never achieve true safety as long as you are alive.
-Chuck Harris
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