Maybe it was sop the Army, but not in the Air Force rtty repair school. We used
a vom that looked like it could withstand a nuclear blast at ground zero and
still be functional. Anything above 1.5v dc was checked with a vom. Seen a guy
get a most royal a**chewing for testing a 9v battery with his tongue.
73,
Gary
WA6FGI
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Schafer
To: Japerlick@aol.com
Cc: amps@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Quick 220 outlet?
Japerlick@aol.com wrote:
> Testing 110/220 with your fingers was standard practice for electrician
> school in the Army in the 1960's. My brother had to learn it while in the
Army's
> TTY school. They probably don't do it anymore but remember, those were the
> days when most voltmeters were still VTVM's. Maybe they figured that, if
you can
> survive electrican school, you can survive Viet Nam? He did both,
> fortunately!
> _______________________________________________
No it was not standard practice. You were taught to keep your fingers
out of it.
73
Gary K4FMX
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