Re: Newbie Advice needed

[Phil Short <pjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:56:19 -0400, Robert Green wrote:

>  I'm just very wary of
> assisting people with 110 and 240VAC without finding out what they know
> about the basics.  It's just too easy to give them the answer but not the
> knowledge, if that makes sense.  And though I take hits for it, the
> underlying rationale is to keep people from getting hurt.

Also, if they don't know (or misuse) the basic terminology, there is the
likelihood that they are asking the wrong question or misinterpreting your
answer.

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Phil