[Gllug] Monitors and shocks

[John Hearns]

On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 16:11, t.clarke wrote:
> There is an old saw:
> 'Its volts that jolts, but mills that kills'

Yup. 

I can't remember the exact definition, but you also have to look at
the 'compliance' of a supply. That is how much current can be drawn
from the supply before the voltage drops, obviously related to the
internal resistance.
So, as you say a high voltage belt off (say) a small capacitor will
only jolt you.
Wiring yourself up to (say) a bank of cells in a submarine will leave
you very dead.




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