Re: Inside power supplies: Where are the shocks?

[paulb@arcadia.ece.nwu.edu (Paul Brazis)]

In article <357be537.331983590@roch-news>,
Will Smith <wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com> wrote:
>
>ain't the voltage that you should really worry about.  it's the AMPS.
>(granted, anyone that knows what Ohm's Law is will tell you that
>voltage is a factor, but bear in mind that static shocks can carry a
>couple thousand volts, but because there's no real amperage, there's
>no real damage.)
>

BUT... The resistance of your body (tongue?!) doesn't change, so if you have
more voltage potential, more amps will go through you. So, indirectly, the
voltage can be very dangerous. But the resistance of a body is pretty high,
so I wouldn't woory about 200 volts...



>that having been said, i'll bet it was a while before you started
>putting wires in your mouth again, eh?  <g>
>
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