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Elmo
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This isn't exactly computer hardware related, but it is a simple electrical question which I figured would be most appropriate in this forum. How dangerous would a shock of 320V be @ 300mA coming out of capacitors?
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it's not ohms's that kills you its the amps, you turkey. ohms is for measuring resistance such as in cable or resistorsWhiteZero said:Remember, it's not the volts that will kill you, it's the ohms.
it would not kill you although the high voltage will make it hurt
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it takes about 10 mA to kill someone , if the current passes through the heart (dont worry, you wont get 300mA in your body with that capacitor). If the current only goes from one finger to the other in the same hand its not too bad, but if its between your two hands, its worst. If your hands are sweaty or wet, then you can be in danger.
The worst case scenario would not be instant death (unless your 105 years old) but death from poisoning up to 72 hours after the shock(dc current in blood can separate some molecules to create new poisonus ones).
This is what I learned in school (im an electronic technician). TBH, I think our teachers tried to scare us by exagerating. I know someone who took a 10 kV dc shock from a capacitor. He was very lucky not to be permenantly injured. But you never know if you're going to be lucky.
The worst case scenario would not be instant death (unless your 105 years old) but death from poisoning up to 72 hours after the shock(dc current in blood can separate some molecules to create new poisonus ones).
This is what I learned in school (im an electronic technician). TBH, I think our teachers tried to scare us by exagerating. I know someone who took a 10 kV dc shock from a capacitor. He was very lucky not to be permenantly injured. But you never know if you're going to be lucky.
