From: Guy Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> And yes I actually burnt part of my arm (the place where I was
> >> resting my arm) ... I have a small burn mark,
>
> > My guess is it is an acid burn from the sulfuric acid that leaks out of
> > the battery and covers the battery and terminals.
>
> My girlfriend is a doctor in an emerency department and she doesn't
> think it's an acid burn .... mainly because of the large lump
> under the skin on the mucle and the tenderness of the tendons
> around the affected area. A surface acid burn, could not do this
> (everything was dry although some moisture on the skin could react
> with it).
>
> What I do know is that my arm is still very sore to touch and using the
> fingers activates the tendons (even typing this isn't much fun !!)
> She suggests getting some ultrasound will help.
>
> > It is a good idea to clean the battery every so often by pouring
> > a solution of water and baking soda over it.
>
> Bi-carb is good ... but just as easy is poring boiling water over the area
>
> I suppose the overall warning is "don't mess with electricity".
>
> L8R GC
Like Jim, I was gonna say it's more likely caused by acid than volts, otherwise
there'd be health warnings on the average PP3 battery (9v). I'm not saying
you haven't been injured, and no injury is at all funny, but I honestly think that
to say a 12V potential caused it is madness. Even a 24v (?) boat battery
wouldn't cause any injury in my opinion [a guess admittedly, but an educated
one based on silly experiments when I was a silly 12 yrs old boy connecting
about ten PP3s in series- they're just the right size to plug into each other].
When I don't have my multimeter handy, I test PP3s by sticking them on my
tongue and judging the tingle, crude possibly stupid, but gives me a rough
idea :-)
btw if you insist on connecting a dozen PP3 batteries in series and end up
electrocuting yourself, I accept no responsibility. Having said that, 117V AC
at 60Hz is more dangerous than 300V DC I think. Do not rely on this as a
DIY electrocution guide.
Cheers,
PrinceGaz -> another coupla' hundred PP3s and my Frankenstein monster
will come to life...
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