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To: P-Marlowe

only takes 0.1 amps to electrocute.


5 posted on 02/12/2015 8:44:38 PM PST by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: Cvengr
only takes 0.1 amps to electrocute.

Yeah, at a million volts alternating current.

The charger transforms the current to DC. It's like dropping a flashlight into the bathtub and getting killed.

10 posted on 02/12/2015 8:48:25 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Saying that ISIL is not Islamic is like saying Obama is not an Idiot.)
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To: Cvengr
only takes 0.1 amps to electrocute.

This is for AC at typical power distribution frequencies (50-60 Hz):

As the amount of steadily applied current increases, deeper tissues are affected resulting in laboured breathing at between 20 and 100 milliamperes and possibly heart fibrillation, at 50 to 100 milliamperes. Once in fibrillation, the heart generally does not start beating normally again without intervention. This will result in death.

Above about 100 milliamperes our breathing stops and our hearts can no longer beat. If the current is removed soon enough, our hearts may begin to beat again and there may not be any permanent damage.Our skin begins to burn above 300 milliamperes. As the current increases above an ampere, skin, muscle and internal organ damage will occur.

This is why GFCIs are set to trip at around 5 mA.

DC at 5 Volts, 1 Amp is considered safe.

43 posted on 02/13/2015 4:54:23 AM PST by Cooter (Radicals always try to force crises because in a crisis, everyone must choose sides. - J. Goldberg)
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