[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Re: Amps not volts.... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by AdamB [Email] (#3) [Profile/Gallery] (more from AdamB) on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:56:45 In Reply to: Re: Amps not volts...., burlybryan, Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:58 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

220V AC like found in most parts of the world is actually less dangerous than 110V because it needs less current (amps) to get the same amount of power. The fuses are usually at 10-13 AMPs. Also, most 220V countries have mandated ground fault interrupters that shuts off the power immediately when it detects a short (like when you get shocked).

110V and 15AMPS is plenty enough to kill you if it's across the chest or you get more than a very short zap. Even then it can give you very dangerous cardiac arrhythmias and you should see a doctor.

• Electrical Shock, Sam, Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:21:06
  • Re: Electrical Shock, MM, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:53:16
    • ooh, I own a still, I've fallen, and I can't get up., Jimbo, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:37:58
      • Re: ooh, I own a still, I've fallen, and I can't get up., Drew in Houston, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:43:59
  • Having worked on vacuum tube electronics..., BrianG, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:21:19
  • Re: Electrical Shock, Dean, Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:41:16
  • Re: Electrical Shock, MJM , Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:42:04
    • Amps not volts...., dSPG89, Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:07:51
      • Re: Amps not volts...., burlybryan, Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:32:58
        • Re: Amps not volts...., AdamB , Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:56:45 <-- Viewing This Message
          • 100% false, TML , Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:30:45
            • Not really, AdamB , Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:45:42
              • Re: Not really, TML , Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:05:07
                • Re: Not really, AdamB , Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:35:18
                • GFCI Question, Craig, Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:58:54
                  • Re: GFCI Question, JimBlake , Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:54:01
                • I took a 440 shock from hand to hand., Jimbo, Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:06:41
                  • Re: I took a 440 shock from hand to hand., jp, Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:33:35
                • Practical experience as linemens apprentice..., Mike Lynch , Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:15:07
                  • A guy that works with me lost a friend to 220v, Street, Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:21:45
          • Agreed AdamB, but..., dSPG89, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:45:30
          • To put things in simple terms, think of it as plumbing., Jimbo, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:25:25
            • heh heh heh..., LesH, Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:00:18
  • If you're that concerned, call a doctor!!! (nm), turrbo , Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:32:51

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