Casing gives current

[Al Smith]

I have an all metal drill that was given to me as a door prize nearly forty

years ago. It has outlasted all of its double insulated, plastic brethren,
but it too has finally been retired for similar reasons to yours.

Some things they don't make the way they used to.

 

[Dave]

in this case for the user but will surely shorten the life of the

computer.

Why would not having the case earthed shorten the life of the
computer? (asumming the computer is built 'correctly' and working ok)
- I think it would be more likely to shorten your own life if you keep
touching it!

 

[VWWall]

Didn't you read my reply:

<quote>
I would sure put a three conductor cord on the drill with a good ground
prong, and attach the ground conductor, (green), to the drill casing.
With a correctly installed three-prong socket, the three-prong plug on
the cord will properly ground the drill casing. It probably needs a new
line cord anyway! If you don't have grounded sockets they're adapters
available that will allow a three prong plug to be used, but you must
provide the ground. A three prong socket without a ground is a real danger.

Look STUPID. He says it's from 1954

If you don't know how to put a new cord on a 1954 drill, get someone not
STUPID to do it for you.

I have a B & D drill used for aircraft production during WWII. I bought
it surplus from North American Aviation in 1951, and immediatrely put a
three wire cord with a three prong plug on it. It's as safe
electrically as any modern drill, and a hell of a lot better made.

And the rest of the stuff you typed is shitless.

I don't know what you mean by "shitless typing". I'm sorry if anything
I typed was beyond your comprehension. :-(

Virg Wall

 

[Ron Reaugh]

Why would not having the case earthed shorten the life of the
computer?

It wont except possibly in the case where one is close to a big tranmission
tower(TV, radio).

(asumming the computer is built 'correctly' and working ok)
- I think it would be more likely to shorten your own life if you keep
touching it!

Yep.

 

[kony]

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 15:54:17 GMT, VWWall

I don't know what you mean by "shitless typing". I'm sorry if anything
I typed was beyond your comprehension. :-(

"Shitless" is a bad thing? Kids these days... different
values I guess.