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Offline Joe

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"The volts don't kill you"
« on: August 15, 2006, 05:13:11 am »
I just read this article and found he had a nice sense of humor. Reguardless, you people need to know this stuff anyhow, so read it.
I'd personally do as Joe suggests

You might be right about that, Joe.


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Re: "The volts don't kill you"
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2006, 10:16:06 am »
rofl, I thought this was common knowledge

this part made me laugh:
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Alternating current (AC) circuits can get complicated, but for direct current (DC) circuits like the power plugs inside computers, the basic rule is dead easy.

Only if you have trouble doing basic algebra...

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Re: "The volts don't kill you"
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2006, 10:43:37 am »
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They know that there are volts and watts, and they probably know there are amps too, and the concept of ohms may have crossed their mind at some point.
Then there's Farads *shakes fist*