Yup, Just like my 4th grade teacher said...excellent math comprehension...careless in application.
At least your number is going in the right direction (higher) to justify how you could feel a one-handed "sting" from AC mains. Thanks, Chris Maxwell From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Woodgate Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Is one-handed electrical shock possible? In article <[email protected] m>, Chris Maxwell <[email protected]> writes >I already did the math...at time zero, you will be subjected to 24mA of >current, (assuming 120VAC and 5Kohm charging resistance through the >body) which is well above the threshold of human sensation. You need to use the 170 V peak value, not the 120 V r.m.s. value. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Scott Douglas [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Scott Douglas [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
