On Mon, 2006-09-18 at 19:46 +0100, Dominic Stratten wrote: > If you've got a spare 5 minutes to sign up and give your input on this little argument thats been ongoing all day it would be appreciated ...... > > http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/vauxhall/off-topic-discussions/282813-sparky-just-electrocuted-himself.html Well, I guess the first question is what's an RCD? I think it's something like a GFCI, but I'm not sure. > Basically its an argument over how RCDs work and if its possible to kill yourself on a circuit thats protected by an RCD. Well, in my mind there's nothing to argue, ANYTHING is possible. Even if everything works perfectly on the GFCI side of things (which right there is quite an assumption) there are cases where a "safe" shock can still kill. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist