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Ah, but the original issue was throwing a "new" phone in the tub
compared to throwing an "old" phone in the tub. Same line in both
cases. As this thread doesn't want to die, I guess I'm going to just
have to try it. If you don't hear from me, I've probably been "rung"
to death. Goodbye cruel world! :-)
At 12:09 AM 11/18/2005, Marknsuz wrote:
>It's a matter of source impedance. The phone company supplies
>voltage that then travels over your phone lines and to your phone
>(or you, if you are talking about getting a shock). A mile of phone
>wire can have as much as 300 ohms of impedance. So it's more like
>saying throwing a table lamp into the tub with a 5000 foot cord is
>safer than throwing a lamp in with a 10 foot cord.
>(I personally recommend avoiding each).
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