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>From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]
>On Behalf Of Howard Winter
>Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:40 PM
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [PICLIST] [OT:] More stupid electrical tricks...


>I haven't myself - and one of the things I was taught early-on in working
>on cars was that you take off all
>metalwear, jewellery and watches, before you go anywhere near the battery -

Ditto for me, whenever I work on my car, but I never really thought of it
with this smaller gel cell. It pays to be aware that even these small
batteries can deliver thousands of amps.

- Robert

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