FJ's and kangaroos

[T Legg]

OK...going off topic here...I don't know sh*t about geetars but looking at the Australian electrical outlet brings an old question to mind.  I get why 200 VAC is superior to the US standard 120 VAC system but why 50 Hz instead of 60 Hz?

             Most of the world is on 50 Hz  . we chose to use 60Hz way back in the beginning because the flicker of incandescent lights at 60 Hz was a bit better than with 50 Hz . 230 volt systems allow you to run smaller gauge wiring but the 230 volt Australian wiring measures 230 volts to ground and will give you a much stronger shock if you touch it while grounded than ours. Our 230 volts circuit wiring uses two 115 volt hot legs out of phase to achieve 230 volts so if you touch one wire while grounded you still only receive a shock from 115 volts theirs uses one 230 volt hot leg and a neutral leg so you receive a 230 volt shock to ground. I have been shocked when working on our 460 volt commercial circuits which measure about 277 volts to ground and you can feel a big difference between it and being shocked by a 120 volt to ground circuit.

[ribbert]

Australian wiring measures 230 volts to ground and will give you a much stronger shock if you touch it while grounded than ours.

Just a shock if you're lucky!

Electrocution in the home used to be common here but has been in decline since the early 90's when safety switches became mandatory of new builds, rewires and extensions. They are still trying to make retrofitting them mandatory on pre existing properties.

Another reason for the decline in deaths could be no one repairs white goods anymore, home appliances being probably the single biggest cause.

Haha, I still give everything a flick with the back of my hand (as I was taught) just in case.

Noel

[T Legg]

Australian wiring measures 230 volts to ground and will give you a much stronger shock if you touch it while grounded than ours.

Just a shock if you're lucky!

Electrocution in the home used to be common here but has been in decline since the early 90's when safety switches became mandatory of new builds, rewires and extensions. They are still trying to make retrofitting them mandatory on pre existing properties.

Another reason for the decline in deaths could be no one repairs white goods anymore, home appliances being probably the single biggest cause.

Haha, I still give everything a flick with the back of my hand (as I was taught) just in case.

Noel

           Yes that is my standard procedure as well after confirming it isn't live with my meter I always tap the wire quickly. The other habits are to always keep one hand in your pocket so you don't send the current from one hand through the other straight through your heart and never lean on or over anything your working on. I often have to work on equipment while live when trouble shooting and these practices have kept me alive.
         This thread has sure wandered afar from Troy's cute kangaroo video.

[Pat Conlon]

Think of it like a digital campfire...

[Millietant]

That's one of the beauties of places like this.....you never know where a journey will end up !

Just like riding out of the garage on your FJ