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In Reply to: This is dangerous misinformation. posted by Presto on April 7, 2007 at 00:49:26:
the chances of a metal cabinet powering up, and your body's resistance to ground being low enough to cause fibrillation, are remote, but why take a chance?A personal experience highlighted this danger to me. A carpenter on a job I was on was using a skilsaw (the old metal-bodied style) while standing on a scaffold. His saw shorted out, and because his arm and hand muscles contracted from the current, he could not let go of the saw. Finally, in desperation, he jumped off the scaffold, the cord hooked on the way down, and the saw came unplugged. There was no one around at the time-if he had not been able to stop the current, his heart would have fibrillated, with potentially dire results. For me, lesson learned.
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- Thank you! A nice explanation. In the greater scheme, I suppose - powermatic 09:55:17 04/07/07 (5)
- Thanks for sharing that. Did you know... - Presto 12:39:00 04/07/07 (4)
- model 77 worm drive - powermatic 14:11:40 04/07/07 (3)
- Re: model 77 worm drive VS. a sidewinder like the cheap 5150 - anumber1 15:48:01 04/07/07 (2)
- AFAIK the 77, at least, is still made in the U.S,, even though - powermatic 16:27:29 04/07/07 (1)
- Wow. Looks like a totally pro tool. Proof positive... - Presto 19:44:43 04/07/07 (0)
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