Re: Shock Warning

Tell that to the young widow of a welder/mechanic where I used to
work.

He was welding on a conveyor belt outside. There was a puddle of
water beside the conveyor. To keep his welding lead out of the
water, he draped it over his shoulder. The lead had a worn spot in
it. His shoes were wet, and the bad spot in the welding lead touched
a gold chain on his neck. That's all it took to end his life.


From that day on, all welding machines in the factory were equipped
with a special "Shock-Stop" connection (a special ground fault
interrupter for welding machines).

Sad, but all too true.
John Champlain

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., George Wealleans <jawj@n...> wrote:
> Wrong!
>
> Voltage (E.M.F. {Electro Motive Force}) is, as was stated
> earlier, the driving force behind electricity. Current (the
killer) is the
> result of that Voltage divided by the Resistance of the load (In
this case,
> You). The thicker you are the better yor chances are of
surviving :-))
>
> In the case of your Welder of 35 Volts, through your body
> resistance: You will certainly feel it, but there simply isn't
enough
> Voltage to develop a killing current. An exception to this, of
course, is
> if you have a dicky ticker.
>
>