Just put a label on it --- Hell, it's good enough for tobacco products and
they kill more people than art does.


>>Hello,
>>
>Hello:-
>
>Usually anything under 24VAC is considered safe, but in extreme circumstances
>even that could cause a fatal shock (for example if I were to stick a
>metal pin into each of your shoulders and apply the voltage.. ).
>
>In practice, if the 70VAC is isolated from the line *and* not grounded, it
>is unlikely that it would cause anthing more than a harmless tingle,
>unless your patrons are wet or there are other circumstances I can't
>anticipate. You could also use a GFI interruptor. I can't recommend this tho
>
>Since this is clearly above the limit for inherent safety though, you
>should shield it, or re-design it to use less than that voltage. In many
>places in the US and all places in Canada (I think) you are supposed to have
>this kind of thing inspected ($$$) before plugging it in. Chicago is
>particularly strict, but mostly from a fire viewpoint (they have a long
>memory I guess). There are plenty of guidelines for safety that include,
>for example, an artifical "finger" (I think it is a 4mm rod) that isn't
>supposed to be able to touch anything shocking through the ventillation
>holes, material requirements for non-flammability etc.
>
>Bonne Chance!
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>Spehro Pefhany                                    "The Journey is the reward"
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