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Got shocked by 120VAC

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BrokenYugo:
Yeah, wet and salty certainly calls for extra caution, reminds me of when I learned not to load rods in a buzz box welder bare handed while soaked in sweat and sitting on the thing connected to the group clamp. Those have killed people in extreme scenarios with an open circuit voltage around 70V.

Siwastaja:
Yes, extra low voltage regulations do not have much margin. If the target is below 1ppm mortality in a shock event, you really can't go much above the SELV limits, and may even prefer to add some extra margin.

YetAnotherTechie:
For the unbelievers, here's a 9V battery death:

https://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1999-50.html :popcorn:

PlainName:

--- Quote from: Siwastaja on June 05, 2021, 12:58:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: Quarlo Klobrigney on June 04, 2021, 12:34:22 pm ---120V is irrelevant. It's the current that kills. The voltage just breaks the skin resistance to help kill you.

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I wouldn't expect to read this bullshit on the EEVBlog forum...

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Perhaps an apology to Quarlo K would be appropriate at this point?

vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: John B on June 04, 2021, 09:40:22 am ---Old homes are a joy. One thing I have learned to look out for is architrave wiring, where the lighting switch wires run through the thin strips of wood around the door frames. Many have nails straight through the live wires - this is 240V land too.

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Or in Western Australia, till relatively recently---250v land!

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