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can i get killed by high voltage test set up
fsr:
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on December 31, 2018, 06:30:19 am ---A thousand volts obeys Ohm's Law, just like any other voltage.
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And that means that a 1000 volts has 10 times the potential to kill you than a 100. Probably more, as this is AC and the skin acts as a capacitor, bypassing it's normal resistance.
Beginners don't need to risk their lives working with HV circuits.
That kind of equipment has to be used by following safety procedures, which were never mentioned, and likely unknown to Khatus.
Who has even certified that the equipment is in working condition?
If 8 kV get to you, that's it, your life very likely ends there. It's very easy for that kind of voltage to cause enough current thru the body to kill a person.
Zero999:
--- Quote from: 3roomlab on December 31, 2018, 12:36:06 am ---
--- Quote from: khatus on December 30, 2018, 04:01:54 pm ---Hello guys This is High voltage(AC. freq= 50hz) test set up for testing ground insulation of Main pole and interpole coil of traction motors (dc series motor).The leakage current is set to 300mA (max).That is if any ground insulation fault is detected, this device allows max 200mA to pass before it's trips(probably Current sensing relay is used ).my question is Can i get killed by high voltage(as high as up to 8kV)??
because if current is 200mA and voltage is 8KV, The power transferred to my body is (0.2 * 8000 = 1600 watt)
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mod it into a selectable 5mA limit?
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That won't provide complete protection, as something could go wrong, passing the full current.
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