On Mar 6, 5:25=A0pm, pg <pen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 6, 11:12 am, GerryL <gerry.li...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Mar 5, 8:22 pm, pg <pen...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On Mar 6, 5:36 am, Roader857 <stonechi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > Which is more dangerous exposed leads in a 500 W power supply or a
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> > > You got Watt. You got Volt. What you need is Amp.
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> > > It's the key.
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> > > You can have a 500W power supply, but if the amp is only 0.0001mA,
> > > that power supply would give you a shock of your life, but at least
> > > you'll survive.
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> > Assuming we're talking about danger to a human, then can we use an
> > estimate of the resistance of a human body to work out what the
> > current would be in each case?
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> What drives through the "resistance" is actually the voltage. Current
> is measured in Amperes, and it stands for the amount of electrons.
closer but no cigar
current is the product of volts x amps. same as watts,
you are right about amps and about vottage though
Phil Scott
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> If the voltage is high, and the current is very low, you will get a
> shock, but since the number of electrons is relative low, normally it
> won't kill the person.
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> However, if the voltage is high, and the current is high too, it'd be
> an electrocution. Electron flows through the body is so large that
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