-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 09 July 2004 10:26 am, Shawn Grover wrote: > If I recall right from my electrical training, the amperage that will stop your heart varies depending on the voltage. I think at 1 volt, it's 7 amps. On the otherhand, I've had 5000 volts go through me at half a micro amp - did nothing more than contract some muscles...
Actually it is current that is the factor: 1 to 8 milliamps= sensation of shock 8 to 15 milliamps= painful shock 15 to 20 milliamps = loss of muscular control 20 to 50 milliamps= difficulty in breathing 50 to 100 milliamps= ventricular fibrillation 200 milliamps= heart muscle being clamped (stopped) So 50 milliamps can be fatal How much current depends on voltage and a number of things that very the resistance to this voltage applied the the body .. dry or wet skin 100,000 to 600,000 ohms for dry skin or 1000 ohms for wet skin holding or not holding a bare metal hand tool .. path thru body ie. right and left hand is very bad (current thru the heart) I knew the anser was in milliamps but I had to lookup some more specific details Mel Walters > > Shawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Rob S > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 4:58 AM > To: CLUG General > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] OT: Power cords > > > I wonder what home appliance would require such a massive amount of > wattage? If i remember correctly, 2 amps will stop your heart. I wonder > if plug covers are a steady sale item in the uk? > > later, > -Rob > > GRAHAM MONK wrote: > > >No the UK sockets are MUCH wider the voltage is 240 and 60 not 50 cycles. Max amperage 13, you do NOT want to take a jolt from this! > > > >Graham > > > >----- Original Message ----- > From: Rob S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Thursday, July 8, 2004 2:22 pm > >Subject: Re: [clug-talk] OT: Power cords > > > > > > > >>A quick question: > >>Does the UK standard "common" wall power plug looks similar to the > >>north > >>american one, but is slightly narrower? I wonder what voltage, > >>amperage > >>and the frequency they use... > >> > >>-Rob > >> > >>Alastair Preston wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>On July 7, 2004 04:25 pm, Chris Berry wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Hi folks, > >>>> > >>>>When I was back in the UK, I managed to amass quite a collection > >>>> > >>>> > >>of PC > >> > >> > >>>>power cords. Now I'm over here I'm stuck for them and local > >>>> > >>>> > >>stores want > >> > >> > >>>>to charge me ~$16 apiece. > >>>> > >>>>Does anyone have any going spare? I'd gladly take them off your > >>>> > >>>> > >>hands at > >> > >> > >>>>the meeting tonight. > >>>> > >>>>Alternatively, anyone know where I can get them for a more > >>>> > >>>> > >>reasonable>>price? I probably need about 5 or 6. > >> > >> > >>>>Cheers, > >>>>Chris. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Check Round-Again Software (on 17th Ave just west of 1st St.NE) > >>> > >>> > >>also - they > >> > >> > >>>have bins of various cables at low prices. If memory serves, the > >>> > >>> > >>power cords > >> > >> > >>>are a couple of bucks apiece. > >>> > >>>Al Preston > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>clug-talk mailing list > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>clug-talk mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > - -- Mel Walters (Synergy with Computers) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> gpg fingerprint = 314D E737 4589 95A3 ED7B E766 E971 D7E7 1E22 B9F3 http://wecanstopspam.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA89B06XHX5x4iufMRAk/IAKCWfsXBCBcpGQHRCMbhGZK8ObVuuwCgihax QPoszEga9WeReMlpvViTXAw= =srRX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca
