Not being grounded is one of the safest things to do. Even if the transformer shorted out, if you are not gounded when using it, you would never know it. So if you are sitting in a non-metal chair with shoes on, or feet on a dry carpet, the likelyhood of shock is remote.
Marshall Judith Thamm wrote: > Dear Russ, > > >Terry had asked about an automatic safety feature against freak > situations like someone someone's 'falling asleep with it on.' This > scenario is virtually inconceivable, > > > I beg to differ! The very first time my husband used the zapper, he > fell asleep during each of the 3 sessions! And he didn't hear the > alarm I'd set along side him when it went off! There are some amongst > us who do so much physical work that they sleep quite easily when > sitting doing nothing - in fact 'catnapping' is recommended for > longevity! > > The problem here is that we suffer from power surges. Would a surge > arrester [placed before the transformer] make a difference if the > transformer failed? [See... - I know nothing about electricity too] > Judith. > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
