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| On Mon 28 Nov 2005 10:15:55, wrote:
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> Certainly not a case of 'macho bragging'; I would *strongly*
> advise against connecting oneself to any mains Voltage. A
> previous post implied that mains Voltage *will* kill; this is
> not the case, most people will survive it, whether it be 120V or
> 240V. However, both Voltages can, and sadly sometimes do, put
> enough current through the body to result in death. The risk of
> death is small, but not negligable, and not one which it is wise
> to take
When I was a kid (and very, very stupid) I ran a wire from the live
socket of the mains and into a top of mains-detector screwdriver.
Then I could touch the screwdriver to objects and test for the
quality of electrical earth they provided.
I tried the cold water tap. I tried the water running from that
time.
THEN --- with one hand I turned off the cold water tap, which was fed
direct from the rising water main, and at the same time I touched the
live wire I was holding in the other hand !!!!
This was in the UK so I got the full 240 volts and I don't know how
many millAmps or Amps.
I just couldn't let go. Somehow it ended and I recoevered fairly
quickly. Afterwards I could see burn marks in my fingers where the
live mains wire had been.
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Someone in this thread said 5mA to 1A was the most dangerous. Is my
experience a case of the current being too high to harm?
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