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

Reply via email to