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dknguyen said:I hate it when other people in the lab charge up a capacitor and then poke you with it. That's when you punch them. No one has gone to the hospital yet though.
Hero999 said:50kHz AC is safer than DC.
Hero999 said:It also depends on the whether the current is DC or AC and frequency also has an effect, 50Hz is more deadly than DC but 50kHz AC is safer than DC.
Nigel Goodwin said:This has LONG being a point of contention, back to Edison and Westinghouse, electrocuting cows in the street and resulting in the introduction of the electric chair.
For MY point of view, DC is more dangerous, as if you grab a live wire the DC current 'locks' your muscles preventing you letting go. 50Hz AC though will normally make your muscles relax and contract in turn, usually throwing you away and (hopefully?) keeping you safer.
dknguyen said:The cycling at 60Hz is pretty damn fast for human time scale. I don't think your muscle would relax long enough to give you a chance.