* Lew Wolfgang
On 10/25/2014 07:49 AM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* ellanios82
[10-25-14 10:41]: [...] re : "makes me VERY nervous when replacing them" . . . would reason be risk of electric shock? more likely burn. One is very unlikely to get "shock" from dc current, but availability of instantaneous high current greatly increases burn hazard.
I respectfully disagree! Direct current is even more dangerous than alternating because the DC will "freeze" your muscles which could prevent you from releasing the thing shocking you.
You may disagree, but re-read. I *never* claimed dc was less/more dangerous, but that ac "shocked" one while dc of sufficient amperage burns. Keyword shock being the shocking sensations experienced from ac rather than dc. Agreed that dc can "throw one across the room" and that *is* a shocking event. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org