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Re: DC power versus AC power
- From: David Lesher
- Date: Sun Dec 29 19:58:42 2002
Unnamed Administration sources reported that Michael Painter said:
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> > >But, as Stephen already eluded to... Compared with an AC plant design, to
> me, one of the biggest drawbacks of a DC plant is safety (I have had to
> kick a fellow worker away from the rack before). <<
>
> What was the worker doing? Is this 48 VDC?
Bet so.
And note, it's not just ISP's, of course. I heard that Sprint
PCS ha[s,d] a Dallas tech in critical condition and a dead switch
after a dropped wrench & resulting fire.
In the words of Phil Esterhaus:
Let's be careful out there....
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