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wtom coughed up:
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Too many variables.
Nerves work by sodium and potbuttium ion interchange. They are essentially long tubes with holes which allows either ion to flow in and out of the membrane, everywhere there isn't myelin to insulate. The cascade of this interchange starts at one end and flows to the other. It's the speed of this ripple which is the nerve speed.
During this process, the "action potential" of the nerve membrane is measured from roughly -70 mV to +55 mV. Tiny potentials, enough for the K+ and Na+ (both single positive charges) to shift places. These ions are let through specific "gates", the holes in the tube, dedicated for each ion.
I can easily imagine these gates becoming damaged, or even charged, to the point where it is difficult for the ions to pbutt, or that fewer gates actually function correctly.
I was mostly generalizing. I have met some (technically cluefull) people who own an 8300 and leave it up and running full time. But I can't recall the specifics...
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