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tonyelectric
Heres one for you to ponder
On site today me and two other sparks got taking about shocks we have had (as you do), it has been said to all of us over the years that 230 will nip you but you won't walk away from a three phase belt, this got me thinking, is this right?
I reckon not, but welcome suggestions ( except to try it and see), my rationale is.
Current is the key player, an electric fence runs at say 10,000V a small Van De Graaf at 100,000 - 1,000,000V, but with little current it just stings.
A shock from a three phase supply to earth is still only 230V, but even across phases is surely dependant more on the contact between you and the live parts and therefore the ability of a current to flow
Another musing in next post...
On site today me and two other sparks got taking about shocks we have had (as you do), it has been said to all of us over the years that 230 will nip you but you won't walk away from a three phase belt, this got me thinking, is this right?
I reckon not, but welcome suggestions ( except to try it and see), my rationale is.
Current is the key player, an electric fence runs at say 10,000V a small Van De Graaf at 100,000 - 1,000,000V, but with little current it just stings.
A shock from a three phase supply to earth is still only 230V, but even across phases is surely dependant more on the contact between you and the live parts and therefore the ability of a current to flow
Another musing in next post...