Re: 48 volt car elect not going to happen

Stephen Robinson wrote:
Leo Lichtman wrote:
"Stephen Robinson" wrote: You need the VOLTAGE to to push the CURRENT in order to kill
someone(approx 30 mA).The human body is a very high resistance object, which needs very high voltage to provide that current. 48v ain't gonna be enough.
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It is refreshing that SOMEONE seems to know this. However, I have a couple of reservations about your second sentence. The resistance of the body is almost entirely in the skin, which is quite high when dry. If, somehow, you got across some voltage while wet, or perhaps bleeding from an accident, the resistance could be very much lower. Secondly, the amount of current that can be lethal depends on the path through the body. The worst would be across the shoulders, which places the heart in the circuit. The path from one hand to the other, or from one hand to some lower part of the body could also be quite dangerous.

Agreed, I still don't think 48 v is going to be very dangerous.

I think the electrocution hazards are minimal,
but the arc-fault hazards are substantial.
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