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J57ltr · 11:52 PM

At the voltage levels you are talking my all means that can kill you. If you have a 10 micro farad cap at 10,000V that is 500 joules. The voltage at that point is enough to overcome your body’s natural resistance, and that varies depending on a lot of factors. I have measured my own resistance as high as 19M and as low as 540K.

I have been shocked by a Punch 45 (circa 92’) on 1 channel and that's only about 10V RMS (little over 14V Peak 2 Peak). Yet the only time I have been shocked by a battery is when wrenching on the + terminal of a battery while sweating and wearing shorts with my legs on the bumper. It took me a few times to realize something sharp was not poking me. Not even working with small aircraft batteries (24V) have I ever been shocked. It takes close to 50V DC to give you a shock (less in some cases).

Jeff

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J57ltr RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 610 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tomball/ Houston Tx.	07.07.2009, 11:50 PM At the voltage levels you are talking my all means that can kill you. If you have a 10 micro farad cap at 10,000V that is 500 joules. The voltage at that point is enough to overcome your body’s natural resistance, and that varies depending on a lot of factors. I have measured my own resistance as high as 19M and as low as 540K. I have been shocked by a Punch 45 (circa 92’) on 1 channel and that's only about 10V RMS (little over 14V Peak 2 Peak). Yet the only time I have been shocked by a battery is when wrenching on the + terminal of a battery while sweating and wearing shorts with my legs on the bumper. It took me a few times to realize something sharp was not poking me. Not even working with small aircraft batteries (24V) have I ever been shocked. It takes close to 50V DC to give you a shock (less in some cases). Jeff Last edited by J57ltr; 07.07.2009 at 11:52 PM.