I read in !emc-pstc that robertj <robe...@ma.ultranet.com> wrote (in
<000001c1699e$2e8c7230$bef5accf@lrj006>) about 'Define Continuous DC
Voltage', on Fri, 9 Nov 2001:
>    The closest example I have seen so far which touches (indirectly) on the 
>    subject is a proposal before the US TAG dealing with test pulses from a 
>    power supply operating in foldback. Remember this is a proposal and has 
> not 
>    been through the review process. It is certainly far from adoption and you 
>    are unlikely to get away with it for the moment. It was developed with 
> some 
>    consideration of cardiac sensitivity. It suggests pulses be permitted up 
> to 
>    120 volts of 20 milliseconds no less than 1 second apart or 200 
> milliseconds 
>    no less than 3 seconds apart. The idea is a recovery period reduces 
>    fibrillation sensitivity.
>
It doesn't seem very likely that anyone would come in contact with the
output voltage of a power supply operating in foldback.
-- 
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk 
Eat mink and be dreary!

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