Angry Wife Booby-traps Husband's Powertool

[eyemaster]

[citation][nom]HavoCnMe[/nom]she should of just put sugar in his gas tank, that would of been an expensive bill. Especially since she lives in the mountains, im sure her ex probably had a fuel injected diesel truck. $$$$[/citation]

Sugar doesn't dissolve in gas. The worse that would happen is a clogged fuel filter.

 

[Guest]

"I'm not sure where the common misconception of 220V comes from."

It of course comes from the 110V legs derived from 220V mains....and that is more historic than specified today (many an old appliance was labeled 110VAC and 220VAC in the past). It matters not since thought the spec is 120V/240V measured losses, even with once properly coded wire, could result in lower RMS potential at outlets and especially when sharing service with other loads up and down the line.

As for the danger of 240VAC (which is closer to 340Vpeak to peak certainly can be more damaging than a lesser voltage (not that the voltage is the point). The higher the voltage potential, when from a relatively unlimited source, the more current can be induced between the points of that potential be it a heater or electrochemically sensitive human heart or brain. This wacky b**** wasn't playing pranks if she picked not only a high voltage device but also one other related dangers of saw blade kickback etc.

"that must have been one heck of a table saw to use 240V"

Any cabinet saw that doesn't use 240VAC is a toy (3HP 240V saws aren't terribly expensive and are common even with amateur woodworkers). 240V motors suffer less from I^2 wire loss (especially on startup when they draw the most current).

 

[tommychan]

[citation][nom]warmon6[/nom]Tom's is not always about computer. it's about technology and hardware.[/citation]

What about porns that Tom's always also relates?

 

[JohnnyLucky]

It would have been funny were it not for the fact that the woman could have killed her husband.

 

[Abrahm]

The word "Booby" in the title tricked me into reading this article.

 

[Honis]

[citation][nom]one-shot[/nom]It was actually 240V. In the US, 240V 2 Phase power is supplied to residential dwellings. 240V/2 = 120V just like in most outlets in the house. I'm not sure where the common misconception of 220V comes from. A quick shock of 240V shouldn't kill anyone and charging that person for attempted murder for a little 240V zap is ridiculous. I've been zapped by both and while 120V is a minor inconvenience, 240V isn't worse. If she put water on the floor under the saw I could understand it. On the other hand, that must have been one heck of a table saw to use 240V. She got what she deserved. Electricity can be very dangerous.[/citation]
Jane is in Europe, she probably mixed it up with her native 220.

 

[JonathanDeane]

As some one who has been hit with 220 (soaking wet standing in a puddle with no shoes on.....) I can attest that yes she should have been charged with attempted murder. I got lucky and have the constitution of a vending machine but it still did not feel very nice lol

 

[Supertrek32]

[citation][nom]one-shot[/nom]A quick shock of 240V shouldn't kill anyone and charging that person for attempted murder for a little 240V zap is ridiculous. I've been zapped by both and while 120V is a minor inconvenience, 240V isn't worse. If she put water on the floor under the saw I could understand it. On the other hand, that must have been one heck of a table saw to use 240V. She got what she deserved. Electricity can be very dangerous.[/citation]
Actually, 240V can be just as deadly as 4000V, especially when it's coming from an unlimited source. Infact working with household-electricty is much more dangerous than high-voltage lines, since a high-voltage line will typically throw you off whereas lesser voltages will only make you seize up. What if the man's hand hand seized and he couldn't let go? Even leaving that possibility out, it could still kill you on contact - it's just your luck and how the electricity travels through your body.

For example you might be left handed and for whatever reason your right hand is resting on a metal table, making it the path of least resistance compared to your rubber-soled tennis shoes. The electricity would cross directly over your heart. Even at 240V this can kill you. Will it? How lucky you feeling?

 

[Parrdacc]

Oh yeah, re-wire my power tools. Okay. I'll just do a little re-wiring of "some other tools". You know the ones that vibrate

 

[one-shot]

[citation][nom]supertrek32[/nom]Actually, 240V can be just as deadly as 4000V, especially when it's coming from an unlimited source. Infact working with household-electricty is much more dangerous than high-voltage lines, since a high-voltage line will typically throw you off whereas lesser voltages will only make you seize up. What if the man's hand hand seized and he couldn't let go? Even leaving that possibility out, it could still kill you on contact - it's just your luck and how the electricity travels through your body.For example you might be left handed and for whatever reason your right hand is resting on a metal table, making it the path of least resistance compared to your rubber-soled tennis shoes. The electricity would cross directly over your heart. Even at 240V this can kill you. Will it? How lucky you feeling?[/citation]

I meant to add 240V isn't too much worse. After I posted it I realized I couldn't edit my post. It is true that if he used both hands it would have went through his heart rather than down one side of his body if he used one hand. Potentially 50 mA can kill someone which I assume you already know. I made some generalizations and I should have clarified more.

 

[ethanolson]

Volts are one uncomfortable thing, but it's the amps that would have killed him. If it were somehow setup to arc through him from one arm to the other, he'd probably be a gonner.

 

[rooket]

[citation][nom]warmon6[/nom]Tom's is not always about computer. it's about technology and hardware.[/citation]

I never see news on here about the latest power ratchet or belt sander at harbor freight though...

 

[alextheblue]

[citation][nom]HavoCnMe[/nom]she should of just put sugar in his gas tank, that would of been an expensive bill. Especially since she lives in the mountains, im sure her ex probably had a fuel injected diesel truck. $$$$[/citation]As eyemaster pointed out, sugar in the fuel tank wreaking havoc is more of a myth than anything. Even if it just pulled in by the pump (it will most likely just settle on the bottom of the tank), makes it past the strainer, the fuel filter will catch it. If it's a really old vehicle and doesn't have a decent fuel filter, it may plug more than one filter.

Diesels are even better protected from contaminents with better filters (higher capacity, better filtration), often multiple fuel filters, and they get changed more often. They're also expensive as balls on a modern diesel, compared to a typical in-line gasoline filter, but thats part of the additional cost of operating a modern diesel.

 

[pocketdrummer]

Third-degree assault, domestic violence, and second-degree malicious mischief............ and they release her on recognizance?

Sounds like a stupid idea. Her ass should stay in jail until the trial at the VERY least.

 

[footsoldier]

[citation][nom]supertrek32[/nom]Actually, 240V can be just as deadly as 4000V, especially when it's coming from an unlimited source. Infact working with household-electricty is much more dangerous than high-voltage lines, since a high-voltage line will typically throw you off whereas lesser voltages will only make you seize up. What if the man's hand hand seized and he couldn't let go? Even leaving that possibility out, it could still kill you on contact - it's just your luck and how the electricity travels through your body.For example you might be left handed and for whatever reason your right hand is resting on a metal table, making it the path of least resistance compared to your rubber-soled tennis shoes. The electricity would cross directly over your heart. Even at 240V this can kill you. Will it? How lucky you feeling?[/citation]

Well, u guys should talk about current that kills, not voltage. It's the volts that pushes the current and its the current that kills. She should be charged with attempted murder cos this might kills him. Unless she tempered with the equipment to not kill him. hmm..

 

[benderhatesyou]

I guess there's no question as to why he left her.

 

[Supertrek32]

[citation][nom]footsoldier[/nom]Well, u guys should talk about current that kills, not voltage. It's the volts that pushes the current and its the current that kills. She should be charged with attempted murder cos this might kills him. Unless she tempered with the equipment to not kill him. hmm..[/citation]
V=IR and they're directly proportional so it really doesn't matter which you use when you're talking about electrocution, but if you want to get technical, yes, it's the amperage that kills.

If you wanna get really technical 5mA across the heart is generally the lethal "limit." This means that at 240V the resistance would have to be less than 48000 Ohms. The resistance of the human body ranges between 1000 and 100000 ohms, depending mostly on how dry your skin is. If the man's in the garage working with powertools, it's quite likely he was sweating, so his body's resistance was quite likely under the 48kOhms mark. All that saved him was that the electricity didn't cross his heart (or not a lethal path through it).

Technical enough for you? =P

Physics was one of my favorite subjects. XD

 

[footsoldier]

[citation][nom]supertrek32[/nom]V=IR and they're directly proportional so it really doesn't matter which you use when you're talking about electrocution, but if you want to get technical, yes, it's the amperage that kills.If you wanna get really technical 5mA across the heart is generally the lethal "limit." This means that at 240V the resistance would have to be less than 48000 Ohms. The resistance of the human body ranges between 1000 and 100000 ohms, depending mostly on how dry your skin is. If the man's in the garage working with powertools, it's quite likely he was sweating, so his body's resistance was quite likely under the 48kOhms mark. All that saved him was that the electricity didn't cross his heart (or not a lethal path through it).Technical enough for you? =PPhysics was one of my favorite subjects. XD[/citation]

Alright..technical enough. ^^

 

[FSXFan]

[citation][nom]tommychan[/nom]What about porns that Tom's always also relates?[/citation]
So what about them? Are you gonna say computers have nothing to do with p0rn? If so, I know some people who would disagree.

I haven't seen anything here I would object to my teenage child viewing, and I wouldn't think there's too many little kiddies around the site.

 

[that guy]

hmmmn...



shocking