[Amps] Quick 220 outlet?

[Gary Smith]

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 at aol.com 
  Cc: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 4:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] Quick 220 outlet?




  Japerlick at 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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