:04:01
available to the states...
:04:03
utilizing electrocution...
:04:06
at a price far lower than
they would have to deal with...
:04:10
if they hired
an engineering firm
to redesign a specific item.
:04:15
The equipment
is all standardized,
:04:17
it all meets the current
electrical requirements
for electrocution...
:04:22
and the pricing is such...
:04:24
that it's similar
to what you'd pay for
an off-the-shelf item,
:04:28
even though it's made up.
:04:30
They essentially pay
for the parts, the labor
and the installation,
:04:34
and a 20-percent markup,
which is more than fair.
:04:43
We are testing
the electrocution system...
:04:45
here at
the Tennessee State Prison.
:04:48
This is connected to
the execution system...
:04:52
in place of
the electric chair,
:04:54
and the system thinks
that this is a human body.
:04:58
It consists of a series
of heavy-duty resistors...
:05:01
cooled by four fans.
:05:03
I will now switch on
the fans...
:05:06
[ Click, Fans Humming ]
and begin
the cooling process.
:05:17
We then proceed
to the power supply.
:05:22
We turn on
the main circuit breaker.
:05:25
You can see the voltage has
increased to 2,640 volts.
:05:31
We begin the test
at the control console...
:05:35
for the electric chair.
:05:37
We turn the fail-safe system on
to operation.
:05:43
Power up.
Computer on.
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And then I push the button
for operation.