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01.27.2007, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG
That's kinda low. If you mean death by electrocution; personally, I don't "feel" anything less than 60-65v, and even then, it's a very faint tingle. It's not voltage that kills you, it's current. And it takes ~15mA to kill someone. And given our bodies are in the 10-15 Mega-ohms of resistance, it would take quite a bit to produce 15mA of flow. There are other factors in this, but I won't continue rambling. :)
Yes we know it's current, a by product of voltage. In the above post Aragon mentioned the 37v threshold, and that is what rings the bell. There has to be a reason for the permitting requirement. You have to remember somebody may have wet hands, or drive through water, or something of the like.
   
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