Star Tech Journal

8
STARHECH JOURNAL/AUGUST 1982
SERVICE OUTLETS
FOR ROCK-OLA
JUKEBOXES
ELECTRICAL
EFFECTS ON
THE BODY
By Charles Maier, Chuckie Wuckie Enterprises,
NE Philadelphia, PA
Service people who work with electricity face the hazard
of electrical shock, and should make every effort to
understand the danger.
Are you tired of having to move machines when you need
an A.C. outlet for your soldering iron? Here's a cheap,
easy solution. Rock-Ola stopped putting outlets in their
machines around 1973, but you can build your own and
tap into the fluorescent outlet. Most machines have two
outlets so you won't physically be in the dark. If you want
to be real fancy, you can set it up with a "Y" tap so that
you can plug the lamp back in. Just remember to
disconnect it and pack it up when you leave.
The chart shown in Figure 1 is a dependable guide for
predicting the physiological effects of electric currents.
Notice that it is the current that does the damage. Currents
above 100 milliamperes or one-tenth of an ampere are
consideredfata/. However, if someone is available to tum
off the power source and administer immediate treatment,
a person may encounter currents exceeding 200 milli-
amperes and live to tell about it.
There are two different socket styles, so to cover all
machines, you will need the following parts. Rock-Ola
part numbers:
Current is forced through the resistance of a circuit by
voltage. The lower the resistance the more current that can
be forced through the circuit for a given amount of voltage.
1)
2)
1)
2)
2)
2)
Current flow through the human body depends on the
resistance of the part of the body through which the
current is flowing.
ST-10586 Pin Hsg
ST-10589 Socket Hsg
ST-10055 Pin Hsg
ST-10498 Pins
ST-10495 Sockets
V-7053 Pins
HELLO, ST. PETER
You will also need an inline A.C. socket, which is
available at any hardware store, or you can use an old
extension cord.
SEVERE BURNS
BREATHING STOPS
0.2
DEATH
T
A.C. OUTLET
I
DECENT PIECE
OF A.C. CORD
0.1
t
ST-10586 Hsg
ST-10498 Pins
en
SEVERE SHOCK!
w
cc
w
c..
MUSCULAR PARALYSIS
CANNOT LET GO
::::E
USE FOR
LATEST MACHINE
TO 476 ROCK-OLA
EXTREME BREATHING
DIFFICULTIES
BREATHING UPSET &
LABORED
<(
PAINFUL
0.01
MILD SENSATION
T
T
THESHOLD OF
SENSATION
ST-10055 Hsg
V-7053 Pins
ST-10589 Hsg
ST10495 Sockets
ADAPTER CABLE FOR
PRE 476 ROCK-OLA
Buying new parts, this set up will cost less than $3.00- a
cheap addition to any serviceman's kit. Please be careful
with wire connections. You are working with 120vac.
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Figure 1
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
OF
ELECTRIC CURRENTS