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Re: [Amps] 220V wiring: Was Question about safety ground connection

To: "R.Measures" <r@somis.org>
Subject: Re: [Amps] 220V wiring: Was Question about safety ground connection
From: jsb@digistar.com
Reply-to: jsb@digistar.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:28:42 -0500 (EST)
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005, R.Measures wrote:

> > NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!
>
> In a SB-220 or a TL-922, it's Yes, yes, yes!


Alphonsus Cassell (Tito Puentes) - "Hot! Hot! Hot!"


> > You are quite mistaken. First, people who write most codes and
> > standards are often doing so on a voluntary basis.

I'm glad to know that the quadrillions of dollars of real estate in the US
is protected by volunteers.

> When I worked for Raytheon, there was a brilliant EE who determined that
> it was absolutely impossible to make solid state devices work if they
> were floating at 5000V above ground potential.  Do you agree?

My office is about 100 yards from Raytheon HQ here in Waltham, MA.  The
security people there drive recklessly and act as if they are above the
law.  Perhaps your colleague got the security people a job.


This really doesn't have anything to do with the topic at hand but I
figured it was worth throwing in for comedy relief.


73 Jason N1SU
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