28 May
2004
28 May
'04
3:17 p.m.
On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 17:04, der Mouse wrote:
(a) You might knock the alligator clip loose.
(b) You or something else might knock the other alligator clip loose.
(c) The path, even if intact, is low resistance but not necessarily low
impedance; if the current spike can throw enough EMI to kill
semiconductors, it can generate enough back EMF to do unpleasant things
to people touching the HV end of it.
I'm sorry, but this is all very silly. A meteor could smash you dead
too, it's just not a real worry. You have actual control over the puny
alligator clip. Live large!
I knew this thread would get out of hand...
In this process, be sure you keep your fingertips WELL
away from the
metal shaft of the screwdriver.
Considering the shaft is connected to ground
through a very low
resistance in your set-up, what's the harm in touching it ?