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From: dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Polarized Plugs for 120 VAC
Summary: why not +/- 55 v
Keywords: house, wiring, safety, single phase, USA
Message-ID: <4759@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Date: 15 Nov 88 01:03:42 GMT
References: <686@bnlux0.bnl.gov>
Reply-To: dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi)
Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana
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It seems to me that it would be far safer to have each of the two hot
wires be at +/- 55 volts relative to ground.  A grounded center-tapped
secondary would do it.

Touching both would be just as lethal as before.  Touching one and
ground at the same time would be much safer.
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Rahul Dhesi         UUCP:  <backbones>!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!dhesi