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Re: DC power versus AC power
From: David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:11:46 -0500 (EST)
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Scott Granados said:
Is 48V DC at the amps present normallyin switch rooms etc enough to cause electricucian? I have seen bad things with wrenches dropped across batteries even 12 volt car batteries although in this case it was a large battery bank in a submarine but I was curious about the 48V sources in switch rooms.
Electrocution is but one way to die from too many columbs. Internal burning is a big one. Most people die, not from immediate cardiac arrest, but rather from kidney/spleen/liver failure as they try to remove the cooked you parts from your bloodstream, and clog up. (First responder treatment is multiple saline inputs to flush you out, and keep flushing you. This via a friend who was "lit" and lived.) The instantaneous short circuit current available from a CO-grade battery string is nothing short of frightening. It will easily turn a 18" crescent wrench bright orange and start spitting the molten metal around within few seconds. I'm surprised you're still around after a sub battery accident. They're a grade up from most CO's in available current, I'd bet. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz () nrk com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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- Re: DC power versus AC power, (continued)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Måns Nilsson (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Stephen Sprunk (Dec 28)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Wayne Bogan (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Stephen Sprunk (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Wayne Bogan (Dec 29)
- RE: DC power versus AC power Kuhtz, Christian (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Rubens Kuhl Jr. (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Michael Painter (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power David Lesher (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Scott Granados (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Charles Sprickman (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power David Lesher (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Scott Granados (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Barney Wolff (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power David Lesher (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power David Diaz (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Scott Granados (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Michael Painter (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power David Lesher (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power David Lesher (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Owen DeLong (Dec 29)
- Re: DC power versus AC power Stephen Sprunk (Dec 29)