Reminds me as I grew up. Getting transistor radio kits, vacuum tube radios, taking things apart to figure out how they worked (maybe getting them back together). injuneers are born not made. and once a injuneer always a injuneer (injuneers are not great at spelling). In college, I remember people always asking my how I understood thermodynamics so well, I would tell them it was familiar as electricity flow
When I was a young telephone man, we had a saying that is, “It’s the volts that jolt and the mills that kill”. There were some teletype circuits, that when they were active would be from 300 volts down to 48 volts. The milliamperes were very low, but they still bit you if you were grounded.
Thanks Mike. Very informative. One question you say, "never stand on wet ground when connecting to a shore power pedestal". What if it is raining or has rained and there is no dry ground?
Reminds me as I grew up. Getting transistor radio kits, vacuum tube radios, taking things apart to figure out how they worked (maybe getting them back together). injuneers are born not made. and once a injuneer always a injuneer (injuneers are not great at spelling). In college, I remember people always asking my how I understood thermodynamics so well, I would tell them it was familiar as electricity flow
When I was a young telephone man, we had a saying that is, “It’s the volts that jolt and the mills that kill”. There were some teletype circuits, that when they were active would be from 300 volts down to 48 volts. The milliamperes were very low, but they still bit you if you were grounded.
Good article, Mike.
Thanks Mike. Very informative. One question you say, "never stand on wet ground when connecting to a shore power pedestal". What if it is raining or has rained and there is no dry ground?
You have to be doubly sure that the pedestal breaker is off.