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Old 02-27-2013, 09:34 AM   #36
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Originally Posted by Delfin View Post
Just to clarify your point... Based on your referenced lifetime of experience, if I jumper my Shore/Generator rotary switch to combine these circuits, start my 20kw genset and plug in the 240 v 50 amp shore power cord, then grab a hold of the male end, (now energized), the idea that I might die by making contact with 80 amps at 240 volts on a metal boat in sea water is so remote that we should deride someone who suggests it?

This is why sites like this can be so depressing.
Wouldn't say you were incorrect...but RIGHT IN MY POST...I said 110...and sure you can kill yourself with 110 or 220...but...

The probabilities are pretty low unless a lot of "correct" happens. Most people I know have been "bit" at least a few times with nothing more than a good tingle.

Of course they are depressing if you take them or yourself too seriously...
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