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It very much depends on how conductive your skin is, the mineralization of any water you happen to be standing in, what shoes you’re wearing, and what the path
by dougmwne 5y ago
It very much depends on how conductive your skin is, the mineralization of any water you happen to be standing in, what shoes you’re wearing, and what the path to ground looks like. Household current can absolutely kill, but it all depends on the circuit you form. 200 milliamperes are lethal and the fuses in your electric panel trip at 10 or 15 amps. Resistance is not futile. I=V/R
- GekkePrutser 5y agoThe 10/15A thing is also why we have earth leakage circuit breakers. The regular breakers are not meant to protect people from electricity (though they can in some cases with grounded equipment) but against fire. The ELCB should to trip at 30mA leaking to ground and thus can save a life in most cases. Not sure if these are standard in the US but I sure hope so :) They are here.
- smolder 5y agoThey call them Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) here. Depending on the place they may be mandated in kitchens and bathrooms or even for every circuit in new construction.