[AMPS] RE:HV is unforgiving

[Bill Turner, W7TI]

On Fri, 27 Nov 1998 09:42:22 -0800, "Harv Shore" <af006@lafn.org>
wrote:

>
>For what it is worth --  My company is in the power business -- that is
>SPACE power -- we are doing the power supply for the International Space
>Station -- It is company policy to consider all labs where voltages as high
>as 28 VDC to be HIGH VOLTAGE LABS and they require special training etc for
>the people who use them.
>
_______________________________________________________________
I understand the desire to be careful, but categorizing 28 volts as
"high voltage" is dangerous in it's own right, because it will cause
techs to lose respect for the HV warning sign.  Lets use an HV warning
only where there is REAL danger.  

73, Bill W7TI


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