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Re: History of the RCD

#134381 11/17/02 04:11 PM

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Yes, this was what I thought. It can happen in theory, but will it also happen in real life?

Is this why US GFI's are 5 mA and European RCD:s 30 mA

Note that the resistance of the skin is drops with higher voltage.

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
History of the RCD	C-H	11/06/02 05:21 PM
Re: History of the RCD	Trumpy	11/10/02 03:44 AM
Re: History of the RCD	C-H	11/11/02 02:51 PM
Re: History of the RCD	pauluk	11/12/02 10:19 PM
Re: History of the RCD	C-H	11/13/02 05:58 AM
Re: History of the RCD	Trumpy	11/14/02 06:08 AM
Re: History of the RCD	pauluk	11/14/02 08:04 PM
Re: History of the RCD	C-H	11/16/02 01:36 PM
Re: History of the RCD	pauluk	11/17/02 09:24 AM
Re: History of the RCD	C-H	11/17/02 08:11 PM
Re: History of the RCD	Texas_Ranger	11/18/02 02:16 PM
Re: History of the RCD	pauluk	11/18/02 07:12 PM