Re: Inside power supplies: Where are the shocks?

[wsmith@NOSPAM.ctron.com (Will Smith)]

On 9 Jun 1998 17:16:04 GMT, paulb@arcadia.ece.nwu.edu (Paul Brazis)
wrote:

|>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...

actually, it DOES...  your body's resistance depends on several
things, including (but not limited to) your current state of health
(sick, feverish,etc), sweaty, dry, etc.....  most people measure out
at around 300 ohms or so, and it goes from there.

whether or not you're wearing rubber shoes (sneakers) or even a
grounding strap would make a difference, too.

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William Smith
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