[Amps] Ultimate safety for house wiring

[R.Measures]

On Nov 18, 2005, at 8:52 AM, Bill Turner wrote:

> You have all indulged me regarding my quest for the safest way to do
> 120/240 volt wiring and I appreciate that.
>
> Looking ahead to the distant future, here is something I would like
> everyone, including the NEC, to consider: Shockproof houses.

110 years ago, all of the houses in this neighborhood were absolutely, 
positively shock-proof because they used kerosene lamps for lighting 
and wood-burning stoves for heating:  water, food, and the living 
space.
>
> It is well known that the human nervous system does not sense an
> electric shock if the frequency is high enough. Most of us have
> received "RF burns" at some time in our ham careers and perhaps most
> of us have marveled at the fact that even though it burns the flesh,
> it does not shock at all. The implications for eliminating death by
> electrocution are obvious.

The 6 States that still use electric chairs are going to be SOL.
>
> The technology already exists for houses to be wired with relatively
> high frequency electricity. While the national electric grid should
> remain at a low for reasons of efficiency, there is no reason, other
> than cost, why houses should use such a dangerous frequency. Given
> mass production, a solid state frequency converter could be built
> into every house to change the 50/60 Hz source to a frequency not
> dangerous to humans. Perhaps something around 1 kHz would do, or even
> higher.

I'd vote for 27.255MHz.

> Research would have to be done to find the optimum.
>
> In addition to the shockproofing, other advantages exist too.

Indeed, the second harmonic would wipe out the local CBS's "reality" 
program.
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> For
> one, transformers in equipment could be made tiny by comparison to
> 50/60 Hz versions, saving money, raw materials and reducing size and
> weight. The need for a "safety ground" would be eliminated, although
> a ground might still be needed to prevent RF burns, depending on the
> equipment, but it would no longer be a safety issue. Even this could
> be handled by going back to the two-wire polarized plug where one
> conductor is grounded. If that plug were miswired, it would be only
> an annoyance, not a hazard, and easily corrected.
>
> I realize there would be lots of opposition to this new system,
> mostly on cost factors, but think of a house where nobody would ever
> be electrocuted. I believe someday it will come to be.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
>
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org