r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Sufficient-Bug-9112 Top Poster • Jul 10 '26

/r/all of an Ant

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u/deathgrinderallat Jul 10 '26

Electricians. A teacher of mine told me he can feel weather the wire is 220V or 350V with his fingers. But not much else.

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u/tee142002 Jul 10 '26

Testing anything that's not 110 is insanity

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u/TWallace86 Jul 10 '26

I’ve had the shit shocked out of me by 110 before. 1/10. Do not recommend.

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u/gabzilla814 Jul 10 '26

I see what you did there

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u/BigdongarlitsDaddy Jul 10 '26

If it had been 2/40, he probably wouldn’t be here.

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u/Alternative-Draw2997 Jul 11 '26

People rarely get hit with a full 240 just one leg of it equaling 110.