alt.engineering.electrical

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:15:12 -0500 Michael A. Terrell <@> wrote:
| Ben Miller wrote:
|>
|> phil-news-nospam@ wrote:
|> > This is an amazing device:
|> >
|> > /products/
|> >
|> Aside from the discussions of security, defeating it, etc. there are
|> electrical safety issues:
|>
|> 1) This guy claims "years of experience as an electrician" yet demonstrates
|> opening an outlet cover and cutting a hot wire with the circuit energized.
|> He says to use "insulated" cutters, but how many non-professionals would
|> know that the normal hardware store cutters are not adequately insulated.
|>
|> 2) The hot plug device, once armed, puts 120V on the end of an exposed
|> plug, and the receptacle (after it is removed).
|>
|> This is completely irresponsible. Dangerous product, and dangerous
|> demonstration.
|
|
| Which is the reason Phil is fascinated by it.

You've completely missed the mark. OTOH, this is not the first time you
have been fascinated by making personal attacks online.

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