In message <004f01c2b018$4ac14900$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stephen Sprunk" wr
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>Thus spake joe mcguckin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> It only takes 30ma to put your heart into atrial fibrillation. In the
>> usa, gfi's are set to trip at 5ma.
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>Did you mean 5A, or am I misunderstanding GFIs?
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No -- 5 ma is correct. (GFIs measure the difference in current between
the hot and neutral leads -- if it exceeds 5 ma, it trips.)
--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)
