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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: DC power versus AC power
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Stephen Sprunk said: > > > > It only takes 30ma to put your heart into atrial fibrillation. In the > > usa, gfi's are set to trip at 5ma. > > Did you mean 5A, or am I misunderstanding GFIs? 5ma is correct. It takes very little current to cause fibrillation. GFI's compare the current going out the hot lead of a receptacle with that coming back the neutral. If there is more out than back, it makes the assumption the rest is going through Jill Winecooler/ Joe Sixpack to ground, and trips. -- A host is a host from coast to [email protected] & 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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