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Article #9803Re: HELP!
From: Mike Kingdom
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 1991 21:46
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 1991 21:46
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>"It's not voltage that's dangerous, it's current" > >But voltage is the force that causes current! > >That's like saying, "It's not falling that's dangerous, >it's hitting the ground." Not really. You get zapped by static electricity all the time which is on the order of 10kV. You're still alive to tell about it because there ARE NOT enough electrons to maintain any serious current beyond the little zap you hear. -- Mike
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!hplabs!hpfcso!hpfcdc!kingdom From: kingdom@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Mike Kingdom) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: HELP! Message-ID: <4660002@hpfcdc.HP.COM> Date: 28 Jan 91 21:46:08 GMT References: <1991Jan19.052458.7449@wam.umd.edu> Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co. Lines: 13