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I get what you're saying, amps are pulled, not pushed. But you should consider ohms law. Hand to foot, with a dry hand, typically is 400ohms. You can pull a lot
by malfist 2y ago
I get what you're saying, amps are pulled, not pushed. But you should consider ohms law. Hand to foot, with a dry hand, typically is 400ohms. You can pull a lot of amps through 400 ohms if the voltage is high enough
- Dylan16807 2y agoThe focus here is the 30-750 volt range with tens of amps, with a secondary mention of neighborhood power lines. For injury purposes, we can treat all of these as having unlimited amps available. By the time there's enough kilowatts going through your body to notice the curve shifting, we're well past the point of wondering whether or not you die.
- malfist 2y ago120v at 400 ohms is greater than the 40ma required to harm the heart and kill someone.
- Dylan16807 2y agoYes I agree? My point is that the number of amps you can get from the circuit is irrelevant, it's "more than enough" and that's all you need to know beyond the voltage and the exact way the human is being exposed.
- malfist 2y agoAh, I apologize. I misconstrued your position
- lazide 2y agoOhms law calculator: 400 ohms at 110 volts = 275 ma. More than lethal. 30 watts. 400 ohms at 220 volts is double that - a bit over half an amp. Lethal (obviously). 60 watts. 400 ohms at 1500 volts is 3.75 amps - 5.6kw. Enough to physically cook someone pretty quickly.