[SixClub] Phone problems

[Christopher Boone]

It IS funny..got a good laugh (though not true...you don't have a ground
lead on a phone line..it is balanced against earth ground) but passed it
on to old co-workers anyway...(any dog would yelp on the 1st ring...90V
AC ring voltage is NOT a fun thing to feel, especially at the ring
generator itself....been there, moaned a few times myself ;)

Chris
WB5ITT
Fmr Sr Telecom Egr/tech for Entergy, Texas

> -----Original Message-----

>   1. The dog was tied to the telephone system's ground
>   wire via a steel chain and collar.
>   2. The wire connection to the ground rod was loose.
>   3. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling
>   current when the phone number was called.
>   4. After a couple of such jolts, the dog would start
>   moaning and then urinate on himself and the ground.
>   5. The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus
>   causing the phone to ring.
>