Is ringing voltage dangerous?

From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin_at_bluefeathertech.com>
Date: Mon Feb 28 09:00:51 2000

At 05:56 28-02-2000 -0800, you wrote:

>You know, I've been told it's painful, but is it dangerous?

        <snarph>

        Any voltage along those lines can be dangerous if it passes through the
chest. My understanding is that it takes less than 20mA of current flow to
kill a person.

        Be safe rather than sorry.



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