voltage

[Christopher Chan]

On Friday, September 17, 2010 02:31 PM, Doug wrote:
> On 9/17/2010 1:39 AM, Ric Moore wrote:
> /snip/
>>> Hence the part about the battery in the thing. Or maybe I am not using
>>> it properly. One day I am going to get zapped.
>>
>> Heh, I got hit daily with 220, and I'm OK. :) Ric
>> <ZOT!>
>>
>
> This, unfortunately, is not funny.  My best man was killed in his house
> by 115 VAC.  He was standing barefoot on a heat-vent, and changing a
> record or something on his hi-fi system.  Apparently there was a hot
> chassis in the hi-fi system.  When he did not report for work at his
> father's shop, the father went to the house and found him, far too late.
> He left a wife and a little boy about two. RIP, Ron.
>

Most sorry to hear about Ron. Condolences to his wife and son. However, 
Hong Kong has long gone with three pin wiring. Why is it that you still 
have unearthed wiring nowadays!?