Kevan, On Tuesday 22 March 2005 02:57, Kevanf1 wrote:
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:05:22 +0100 (CET), Carlos E. R.
wrote: Of course, our 220V is more
dangerous than your 110 (for electrocution, perhaps less for fire),
Hmmm, forgive me if I'm wrong here - and you guys certainly seem to be far more clued up where electrics are concerned but I have always thought it had nothing to do with the actual voltage but more to do with ampage? So if something was a million volts but only 1 milliamp it would not harm you? Or am I totally off track here?
It's true that current flow is what will harm an animal, but in any given conductive object, applying more voltage drives more current. The relationship between current and voltage is linear, in fact. This is captured by Ohm's law: I = V / R or, in English: Current = Voltage / Resistance.
Take care.
Oh, I will.
Kevan
Randall Schulz