It won't kill you, but it darned sure will hurt. I found that out with friends (adults) who were Shade Tree Mechanics, as a kid back in the days when you could really work with cars if you were so inclined, by yourself, lying on a piece of thrown away carpet in your driveway. These guys were also Amateur Radio Operators, small aircraft Pilots, after WW II and Korea, my heroes, and the folks my parents didn't want we kids to have any interaction with because they openly drank and cursed... They were cool, my first experience with Heinleinian self-sufficient characters, and they showed me the difference between getting hit with AC, DC, high and low amperage because they said as a human being it was to my benefit to understand and know the difference on a real physical level. They were very serious about it, as have I been working with tubes then transistors and later chips. I can reassure you, you can really get hurt with how voltage and high amperage, I've been there... (grin)
Nick----- Original Message ----- From: <albertm13@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:16 PMSubject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any suggest ions?
12 Volts really can't force enough amps through you unless maybe you are swimming in salt water and really trying. Check out http://www.seattlepi.com/wheels/269701_talk12.html - I love click and clack!
Anyway, you should still be scared of all electricity. Albert ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Subject: [ddots-l] Re: getting shocked by equipment in home studio, any suggest ions?
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:47:39 -0500 Hey remember, you can handle lots of voltage, as in hundreds of thousands from a Vandigraf Generator, but there's practically no amperage in that static charge. However, you can get killed or severely injured by 12 volts with enough amperage if you become part of the circuit. Nick ____________________________________________________________ Click here for makeup products and advice. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsD9WMCVQ1c3cNvrAMIkJbuicCeCTWEpkey5ZzdvBqm8PyDQBtFhza/ PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.110/2385 - Release Date: 09/20/09 17:51:00
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