Is 6000v dangerous to humans? If not-is it even harmful to us? Whats a good voltage to inflict pain but not too much pain?
no silly answers please. thank u!!
2006-10-31 06:43:39 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Voltage is irrelevant to electrical hazard.
Amperage is what is dangerous.
Any voltage above approx 50V can penetrate the skin and thus cause pain unless the frequency of the alternating current is high enough that our pain receptors cannot respond fast enough to register it as pain.
Relatively small amperage can be deadly because it will interfere with muscular contractions and can cause your heart to stop.
Large amperage can cause severe burns that can be just as deadly.
2006-10-31 06:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the current that kills not the voltage. 6000V of static electricity that sparks from your finger to a door knob stings but doesn't kill because there's not much charge avilable tp produce a sunstantial current. 40 or 50 volts flowing from one hand to the other through wet skin or an open cut may be enough to kill. I definitely wouldn' try experiments with it.
2006-10-31 14:54:48 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Voltage isnt the killer! Its the current that does the harm! You can grab a car coil at 60,000 volts and get a good jolt but due to its low current, it wont kill you! On the other hand, if someone were to develope a 1.5 volt battery that could produce 20,000 amps and you touched the terminals, you would be instant charcoal!
2006-10-31 14:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
6000 volts is lethal. For contact with normal dry skin, 70 volts would be somewhat unpleasant. This assumes that there is a complete current path through some part of the body.
2006-10-31 14:47:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
agree, current is what is dangerous, not voltage. I have been shocked (and thrown back) by 50,000 volts before and was dazed. Might have been lethal if I had some sort of heart condition.
2006-10-31 14:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by Steve 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on the source impedance. If it limits things to only a few µA then there's no danger.
Doug
2006-10-31 14:51:05 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
EXTREME DANGER!!!!!!
this will KILL people, even 120 volts can kill, do not mess around with electricity. You asked for no "silly" answers but your question is pretty "silly"
2006-10-31 15:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by Mikey 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋