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- From: uchrgrh@Msu.oscs.montana.edu
- Subject: Re: Tank Voltages
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- References: <COLLINS.92Dec29200800@einstein.AuE.com>
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 16:56:07 GMT
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- In article <COLLINS.92Dec29200800@einstein.AuE.com>, collins@AuE.com (THEGR81) writes:
- >
- >
- >
- >I recently measured the voltage in my fish
- >tank by placing the positive terminal of my
- >voltmeter in the water and grounding the other
- >terminal. I measured a whopping 50 volts. When I
- >lift the power cords off the back of the tank the
- >voltage drops down to a nice 1-2 volts.
- >
- >Has anybody heard anything on this subject or know
- >where I might find some good reading material on it?
- >
- >Thanks.
- >
- You might try the SCI.ELECTRONICS news group. They have been quite
- helpful to me in the past.
-