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Re:Macbook Pro frying USB peripherals by hinkley on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @06:18PM (#16972251)
With DC current you want to stay below 48 volts. There's a dog leg in how much damage you can do to a human being with electricity.
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Re:Macbook Pro frying USB peripherals by zaarn on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @03:16AM (#16974819)
Well, from experience you'll be mostly fine with 100 VDC too. 100VAC is a different story though. (AC flows better into the body while DC remains on the skin IIRC)
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