|> | Bullshit. We are talking about contacting a bare, |> | live, 120 v conductor with a path through you to |> | ground. That is *UNSAFE*. No comparison to any |> | other voltage makes the situation safer. |>
|> But the higher voltage is most certainly less safe. |>
|>
|> | It is bizarre to see people call an extremely |> | hazardous and possibly fatal situation "safer" |> | than something else. It is a meaningless comparison, |> | and worse, tends to minimize the danger in the minds |> | of some. |>
|> Would it be bizarre to see people call an extremely |> hazardous and possibly fatal situation "more dangerous" |> than something else when its voltage is higher? |>
|> Would you agree than 600 volts (single ended 600-0) is MORE dangerous |> than 120 volts in a like circuit? | | | | Actually you are MORE likely to die from 120 volts than from 600 volts. | At voltages around 120 the heart goes into fibrillation and does not pump | the blood through the body. The muscles in the body will not allow the | person | to release his grip on whatever defective device which has caused the shock. | | Touching a 600 volt device is much more likely to cause the offending part | of the body to be jerked away from the point of contact.
OK. You convinced me. I'll run 600 volts to all the outlets and just plug in little step down transformers everywhere for all the stuff that would burn up if not given the 120 volts it wants :-)
I've felt 120 and 277, and maybe you are right. The 120 was more like a "funny controlling sensation" whereas the 277 had some kick to it. So at
600 it might well be really doing that.
I understand they use 2400 with inductive current limiting for electric chairs. I'd bet that's well more than 6 milliamps of current, though :-)