Re: Linux DIY Electronics

On 10/14/24 3:44 AM, Xavier Dominica wrote:

On Sun, 13 Oct 2024 17:22:08 -0400, -hh wrote:
 

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Incorrect.  High voltage hurts ... but it is amperage which kills.
>

 Current (i.e. the flow of charge or amperage) does not occur
unless something is pushing it and that something is voltage.

Good thing then that I specified a voltage on my comment.

Man-made sources of high voltage are usually associated with
the capacity to produce large currents and hence high voltage
is quite dangerous.
 Rubbing ones shoes on a carpet can charge the human body
to a million volts but the resulting current discharge (i.e.
the spark from ones finger) is very small and hence harmless.
 Current is the flow of charge but voltage is the energy
per charge.
 

>
It merely takes carelessness to kill yourself with high voltage, but if
you know what you're doing, you can kill yourself with a 1.5V D cell
battery too.
>

 It's not possible, unless you were to cut open your chest
and apply the terminals directly to the heart.  But even
then the voltage may be too small.
 

That would work too, but that's not the only solution.
-hh