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Re:DC Grids by fsh on Friday August 25, 2023 @07:38AM (#37260556)
AC is quite a lot more dangerous than DC for humans at ~hundreds of Volts. ElectroBOOM has made a nice demonstration of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snk3C4m44SY
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Re:DC Grids by 10u152 on Friday August 25, 2023 @08:07AM (#37260766)
DC arcs are much harder to extinguish. Switching 10A of 240v AC is trivial. Switching 10A of 240V DC is much more complicated in terms of switchgear. Sustained arcs are dangerous.
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