> > The engineer said that it wasn't a problem because the highest voltage > on the backplane is 5V. The manager pointed out that the power supply > was rated for 600A, and undoubtedly could source more than that > briefly, and to think about what would happen to your finger if you > had hundreds of amps flowing through the ring.
I have heard similar warnings about working on cars while wearing rings, or worse a wristwatch with a metal strap. A car battery can provide many hundreds of amps for a short period. -tony
