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So it's not the Amps that get you, but the Coulombs? Or is it the Joules?
by HPsquared 2y ago
So it's not the Amps that get you, but the Coulombs? Or is it the Joules?
- myrmidon 2y agoLethality of electricity is multi-dimensional, trying to reduce it to a single quantity does not really work (exposure time and electrical frequency are very important).
- tuetuopay 2y agoneither. even a shortcut saying like "total energy delivered" is not accurate, because it depends on how it is delivered and how it dissipates. styropyro made a fascinating (if terrifying) video about it
- HPsquared 2y agoSounds a bit like fuse wire (except the frequency dependence)... There's both a current and a time component. High overloads can be tolerated for a very short time without blowing the fuse, while low overloads can be sustained for longer before the fuse reaches its maximum temperature and breaks.