How high can you go on voltage?

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by pb4ugo

Hey guys, R/C equipment aside, I thought we couldn't pass approx. 30 volts due to it's potential to cause some serious damage, even death, if a mishap were to occur. Any other info on that?

That's kinda low. If you mean death by electrocution; personally, I don't "feel" anything less than 60-65v, and even then, it's a very faint tingle. It's not voltage that kills you, it's current. And it takes ~15mA to kill someone. And given our bodies are in the 10-15 Mega-ohms of resistance, it would take quite a bit to produce 15mA of flow. There are other factors in this, but I won't continue rambling. :)

[pb4ugo]

Originally Posted by BrianG

That's kinda low. If you mean death by electrocution; personally, I don't "feel" anything less than 60-65v, and even then, it's a very faint tingle. It's not voltage that kills you, it's current. And it takes ~15mA to kill someone. And given our bodies are in the 10-15 Mega-ohms of resistance, it would take quite a bit to produce 15mA of flow. There are other factors in this, but I won't continue rambling. :)

Yes we know it's current, a by product of voltage. In the above post Aragon mentioned the 37v threshold, and that is what rings the bell. There has to be a reason for the permitting requirement. You have to remember somebody may have wet hands, or drive through water, or something of the like.

[Procharged5.0]

Originally Posted by BrianG

That's kinda low. If you mean death by electrocution; personally, I don't "feel" anything less than 60-65v, and even then, it's a very faint tingle. It's not voltage that kills you, it's current. And it takes ~15mA to kill someone. And given our bodies are in the 10-15 Mega-ohms of resistance, it would take quite a bit to produce 15mA of flow. There are other factors in this, but I won't continue rambling. :)

True. In fact I've taken 2-3 50,000 volt hits in my life. All from high-performance 1:1 scale ignition systems.

I've also taken several 120v hits hits while rewiring electrical systems in buildings. The 50,000v hits tingle.....they take away feeling for a minute or two whereas the 120v hits (higher current) hurt more and tingle less. .....if that makes sense to you all.............

So yes, it's the current that gets you!