Good points but also consider that anyone taking advice from a *recreational woodworking newsgroup* should also be aware that the answers they receive may or may not be good or even close to being correct - and why would you ever believe it to begin with? Didn't anyone notice the big sign at the portal when they entered the rec - "Use at your own risk".
So I think it's kinda counterproductive offering or taking advice here (whether you're an expert or not) - it simply can't be trusted (trolls, misunderstandings, irrelevant input, grammar, spelling errors, etc.). Asking where to find valid info is something else - now we can probably help and often do provide references - as you did below.
Offering opinions, experiences and tall stories is about the best it gets here and if anyone believes differently - you're asking for trouble. Good intentions can get people hurt and blindly believing what one reads here can get you killed. So why argue about how many volts/amps it takes to kill you - as you saw recently, lot's of advice and it's validity were challenged.
Bob S.
In my humble opinion, as wRECers, we should *not* be giving out electrical advice. This is not a moderated forum, and although many give out perfectly code-compliant answers, just as many give out answers that are apt to kill people or burn down the house.
Although I am capable of giving a code-compliant answer for most electrical questions that come up here, I will no longer do so. I will instead begin promoting two moderated forums :
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?f=9&page=1&sort=lastpo...These forums are moderated by rock-solid electrical professionals, so you will always get the right answer.
Having said that, I'll now put on the fire-retardant suit :-)
Steve