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I would like the voltage to be lowered even more, to 70 Volts. The reason is that 240V is very dangerous and can easily kill a human. But it seems governments c

I would like the voltage to be lowered even more, to 70 Volts. The reason is that 240V is very dangerous and can easily kill a human. But it seems governments care only about saving aluminium in wires rather than lives.

mcpackieh 3y ago
> But it seems governments care only about saving aluminium in wires rather than lives. That's needlessly inflammatory. Both the US and UK governments have numerous electrical standards and regulations designed to keep people safe despite unsafe power levels in residential wiring. You might argue that they aren't doing enough in this regard, but to say they only care about saving metal just isn't true.
mdekkers 3y ago
Death by electrocution is incredibly rare in the EU, what are you talking about? Data, or hold your peace.
- codedokode 3y ago
  Here is a recent case, for example [1] [1] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12042495/Italian-girl-16-electrocuted-death-bath-phone-friend.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12042495/Italian-gi...
vel0city 3y ago
> But it seems governments care only about saving aluminium in wires rather than lives. I go even further on trying to save aluminum in my wires by not using any aluminum wires. Aluminum wiring is pretty rare in the US and largely considered a nightmare to work with.
- rootusrootus 3y ago
  > Aluminum wiring is pretty rare in the US and largely considered a nightmare to work with. Yeah, you basically only find aluminum wiring used today for the feeder, and for circuits larger than 60A. And that's mainly due to cost, copper is pretty expensive.