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The device that Kerry is talking about is a unit we called a "Grinder". This equipment is used to test the insulation of the electrical wiring of the boats.

I'm not questioning that equipment was around to deliver painful levels of voltage. I was asking about phones being able to deliver such a jolt. The consensus is still not clear to me. If John effin Kerry meant, he saw people shocked by equipment, well, he's guilty of war crimes. If he meant he saw people shocked by phone equipment is it possible? Either case, he's guilty.

Malsua said: "I was asking about phones being able to deliver such a jolt. The consensus is still not clear to me. "

I recall repairing one once. Our unit was considered "mobil" but it was really quite fixed. As a result, our phone lines were fixed cables. But we had some field telephone units with the hand crank ringers for possible emergencies if the fixed facilities ever got knocked out.

I, too, recall that the voltage generated by the hand crank was around 90 VAC which would activate the ringer on the remote unit. That voltage is nearly what is available in your home wiring. It can be quite painful.