Paul, didn't you really mean that to be a positive statement? Like: "I find
it quite LIKELY",etc.
It seems like that from the rest of the sentence.

On this, I have to stand corrected once again. I knew that this wouldn't be
a truly ohmic situation,but I forgot about arcing through the skin at such
a high voltage. SO, I guess it would have delivered the full current
(limited just by the supply itself). Nothing like the PICLIST to help one
with the virtue of humility <G>.

Yes,indeed,you were very lucky, Peter.

Sean


At 02:39 PM 9/10/99 +1000, you wrote:
>  I find it quite unlikely that at that (open-circuit) voltage, it would
>deliver its full current limit, since it would easily arc *through* any
>skin resistance and body resistance is only in the order of hundreds of
>ohms.
>
>  It's an interesting story of a very *lucky* Van Hoof.  I'll bet he was
>sporting burns for a while.
>--
>  Cheers,
>        Paul B.
>
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