Re:Very high current power supply (2012)
by rstuart4133 on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @08:10PM
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> Isn't the human body resistance too high for that
That must be true normally. But years ago I recall reading about someone who fixed an 12V underwater light in a pool. You would imagine that would be harmless, but he managed to create a circuit that ran across the pool. It was a salt water chlorinated pool, and after doing the job he dived in, and it killed him. I don't know how wide the pool was, but in any case the voltage across his body must have been less than 12V, and possibly a fraction of that.
That must be true normally. But years ago I recall reading about someone who fixed an 12V underwater light in a pool. You would imagine that would be harmless, but he managed to create a circuit that ran across the pool. It was a salt water chlorinated pool, and after doing the job he dived in, and it killed him. I don't know how wide the pool was, but in any case the voltage across his body must have been less than 12V, and possibly a fraction of that.