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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by rootusrootus on Monday January 09, 2023 @10:53AM (#34311703)
Probably not the full voltage, just a leak. 230V is quite an experience. 120V is a mere annoyance by comparison, even if you touch live terminals directly. Even 120V is more than vibrating, though.
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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by saalweachter on Monday January 09, 2023 @11:18AM (#34312038)
My received wisdom from prior generations was "120V will just tickle you, it's 240V you have to watch out for."
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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by s1artibartfast on Monday January 09, 2023 @12:07PM (#34312651)
For context, a modern defibrillator is about 3,000 volts and 15 amps.
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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by bonzini on Monday January 09, 2023 @02:45PM (#34315003)
It seems a bit too much, but in any case it's direct current. Compared to AC there's almost an order of magnitude difference.
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Re:‘That Girl Is Going to Get Herself Killed’ by Ygg2 on Monday January 09, 2023 @03:37PM (#34315642)
It's not just AC vs DC, but frequency changes a lot. High frequency AC can be safe at 30000V can be safe at 10^6 Hz.
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