From: CFKinsey@military.org.jp   
      
   On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:06:40 -0000, ABLE1  wrote:   
      
   > On 2/24/2020 2:02 AM, Jasen Betts wrote:   
   >> On 2020-02-23, ABLE1  wrote:   
   >>> On 2/21/2020 3:56 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:   
   >>>> My pet parrot has a habit of chewing wires but never got a shock. I   
   >>>> tested her feet with a multimeter and it was over 20Mohms. My own dry   
   >>>> finger is 1Mohm. Are they safe from shocks due to scaly feet?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Hello,   
   >>>   
   >>> With all the long conversation on the issue, and not.   
   >>>   
   >>> Nobody has mentioned the use of a Megohmmeter or Megger to test   
   >>> the quality or effectiveness of an insulating substance.   
   >>   
   >> I did a few days back, I called it by its other name "insulation tester"   
   >> and got a response from Phil A.   
   >   
   > Sorry, I must have missed that one.   
   > I use to use a Megger to test the insulation on large DC motors.   
   > NEVER considered touching anything to see the intensity of   
   > the output.   
      
   Similar to a TENS machine on full power when the victim isn't expecting it.   
      
   > Did think it would do similar that of a Bell Telephone generator   
   > to get night crawlers out of the ground.  My dad had one and it   
   > worked quite well.  I suspect the Megger would do the same.   
   >   
   > As for the Parrot for this thread, it is a innocent bystander.   
   > And as such, should not be used in a lab experiment.   
      
   It's also incapable of learning not to touch the wires!   
      
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