On 12/11/2010 9:44 PM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
It only takes 50milliamps. That isn't a lot as it is.
Actually it takes about 500 milliamps. See this page:
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_3/4.html
The resistance of dry skin is about 1 megaohm and the crt usually has
about 25,000 volts on it which works out to about 2.5 milliamps. Not a
pleasant experience but not generally lethal. I've discharged a crt
through my hand once, by accident, and suffered no harm except a sore
hand and a bout of cursing. That being said, if you're fresh out of the
shower and working with both hands at the 2nd anode on the crt I would
recommend re-thinking what you are doing.
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