Re: Static discharge

["James G. Barnes" <mail15077@pop.net>]

I seem to recall hearing that a person can generate about 50,000 volts on a 
static shot--very low mA, however.

Jim Barnes, CHP
RSO
Rocketdyne Division; Rockwell Aerospace
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> Does anyone have the foggiest idea how great a static charge can be
> developed by a person?
> 
> I ask this because we had an individual discharge his static to a PCM-2
> and render it nonfunctional (he fried a board in it).  Our Radiation
> Protection Manager wants to know this before he will allow us to place the
> PCM-2s back in service.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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