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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. :)
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True. In fact I've taken 2-3 50,000 volt hits in my life. All from high-performance 1:1 scale ignition systems.
I've also taken several 120v hits hits while rewiring electrical systems in buildings. The 50,000v hits tingle.....they take away feeling for a minute or two whereas the 120v hits (higher current) hurt more and tingle less. .....if that makes sense to you all.............
So yes, it's the current that gets you!