On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Chuck Anderson <cra@wpi.edu> wrote:
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 02:05:42PM -0400, William Herrin wrote:
50 watts DC. It won't electrocute you (that's AC) but it's the same power that makes a 40 watt bulb burning hot.
I don't know where you are getting your facts, but 802.3af maxes out at 15.4W and 802.3at at 34.2W, and DC can electrocute you just as well as AC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet#Standard_implementation
Hi Chuck, Same article where you got your facts: "Up to a theoretical 51 watts is available for a device." Though technically it's newer PoE standards than AF which hit 51 watts. Electrocution is a heart attack induced when alternating current disrupts the heart's normal sinus rhythm. DC can burn you but it won't disrupt your heart rhythm, hence it won't electrocute you. That was the basis Edison's theater with the electric chair when he argued against the safety of Tesla's AC current. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ herrin@dirtside.com bill@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004