CRT handling Was: Re: It's ALIVE!

From: Christian Fandt <cfandt_at_netsync.net>
Date: Wed Feb 24 10:35:38 1999

Upon the date 10:20 AM 2/24/99 -0500, Steve Robertson said something like:
>
  -- snip --
>There is a common misconception that the amperage is what kills you. That
>is simply not true. At low frequency (50-60HZ) and DC, the human body is a
>simple resistive circuit and will obey OHMS law E=I*R. It is impossible to
>have one without the other!
>
>IIRC a current of approx 100MA through the trunk of the body is enough to
>stop the heart. If you measure the resistance of your body and plug those

Uhh, that should be 100uA (_micro_ amperes) and even several uA only can
stop the heart under the correct conditions.

Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
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Received on Wed Feb 24 1999 - 10:35:38 GMT

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