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From: Dave Plowman (News) on 11 Dec 2008 04:01
In article <ps%%k.7268$W06.1819(a)flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com>,
Mark D. Zacharias <nonsense(a)nonsense.net> wrote:
> > Not a question of them working - but one of safety.
> >


> I don't really see them being any safer. Regular bananas have been
> safely used for decades plus. I don't doubt that somewhere along the
> line somebody probably sued somebody and this is why we now have those
> ridiculous inverted bananas, but I won't accept them for normal
> applications.

I'd guess there are specs about touching a live pin with an object of a
particular size. There are in the UK where mains plugs have the top part
of the pins insulated to prevent this And of course the pin of a banana
plug can be 'live' if not fully inserted and possibly touched. The usual
answer to this is a shrouded banana plug - and this arrangement doesn't
stop a plain one being used if you must. But means the device as supplied
with its own test leads conforms to safety regs.

Many inexperienced users will check mains circuits with a cheap DVM so it
makes sense to prevent easily avoidable accidents.

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Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW
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