Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Shock Warning

That's all? Seems like quite a chain of coincidences to me. Personal
habits should take care of that stuff; no jewelry on the job, cover up the
puddles before you start an check your cables for holes.
I've been tingled from a sweaty glove and cracked stinger before. That's
about it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "cncnovice" <crcitser@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 5:27 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 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.
> >
> >
>
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