Hmmm, I'm not a great believer in tales from long ago, they usually are observations based on the time. Is ter a modern studu on this topic? With all the lawsuits that are popping up, may be worth doing a well thought through one.
Just a speculative thought. Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "James, Chris" <[email protected]> To: "John Woodgate" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:24 AM Subject: RE: stray voltage ??? Thinker??? > Yes - when studying power distribution many, many years ago we were told > of instances of cattle being electrocuted when standing near high > voltage pylons which either flashed over or were struck by lightning - > the potential difference developed in the ground between the front legs > and rear legs being sufficient to do this. > > Regards, > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John > Woodgate > Sent: 11 December 2007 21:50 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: stray voltage ??? Thinker??? > > In message > <[email protected]>, dated > Tue, 11 Dec 2007, "Kunde, Brian" <[email protected]> writes: > >>Could cows sense the currents in the ground? If so, what is the >>difference of a cow standing on the ground with stray voltages and a >>bird sitting on a power line? > > The cow is grounded in four places, and there may be voltages between > those places. The bird isn't grounded anywhere. > >>I don't see birds complaining. LOL. > > Nothing to complain about. > -- > OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk > For very important information, please turn over. > John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > > To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] > > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html > > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Scott Douglas [email protected] > Mike Cantwell [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > David Heald: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > > ----------------------------------------- > This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you > are not the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are > not the intended recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or > taking any action based on this message is strictly prohibited. > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society > emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > > To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] > > Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html > > List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > > Scott Douglas [email protected] > Mike Cantwell [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > David Heald: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
