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   August Abolins to Charles Pierson   
   A tech once told me that you can get a j   
   28 Oct 20 23:11:45   
   
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   PID: GED+W32 1.1.5-b20180707   
   CHRS: CP850 2   
   TZUTC: 0100   
   Hi Charles!   
      
   28 Oct 20 15:47, you wrote to me:   
      
    CP>>> Interesting.  I looked it up. 48 up to 90 volts DC. Might affect   
    CP>>> a pacemaker.   
      
   No risk there in that department.   
      
      
    CP>>>   Slightly different than our old field phones in   
    CP>>> the Army.  I think the handcrank generated around 120 volts.  It   
    CP>>> certainly let you know if someone tried using them while you   
    CP>>> were splicing a break....   
      
   A you know, it's not the voltage that kills, it's the amperage.  I had an   
   electrical tech in my shop to work on replacing the ballasts of the overhead   
   lights. He worked completely with the live wires - and thus not needing to   
   disrupt the normal lighting required when customers were around.   
      
      
      
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