[SOC] What does 12v taste like?

[Chris Lashmar]

Are  they nuts  30 milliamps will kill 30 volts DC 50 volts AC are quote
potentially lethal it depends on source.
As those of us have experienced  with CRT  technology and valves etc  I
have walked away from some pontentilly
lethal voltages whilst colleagues are very dead  from much lower voltages



On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 8:23 PM, Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote:

> For your entertainment...the following is quoted from the 1953 edition of
> the American Electrician's Handbook.  I'd be curious to know what 12V
> tastes like.
>
>
> Electricians often test circuits for the presence of voltage by touching
> the conductors with the fingers. This method is safe where the voltage does
> not exceed 250 and is often very convenient for locating a blown-out fuse
> or for ascertaining whether or not a circuit is alive. Some men can endure
> the electric shock that results without discomfort whereas others cannot.
> Therefore, the method is not feasible in some cases. Which are the outside
> wires and which is the neutral wire of a 115/230-volt, three-wire system
> can be determined in this way by noting the intensity of the shock that
> results by touching different pairs of wires with fingers. Use the method
> with caution and be certain that the voltage of the circuit does not exceed
> 250 before touching the conductors.
>
> The presence of low voltages can be determined by tasting. The method is
> feasible only where the pressure is but a few volts and hence is used only
> in bell and signal work. Where the voltage is very low, the bared ends of
> the conductors constituting the two sides of the circuit are held a short
> distance apart on the tongue. If voltage is present a peculiar mildly
> burning sensation result, which will never be forgotten after one has
> experienced it. The taste is due to the electrolytic decomposition of the
> liquids on the tongue which produces a salt having taste. With voltages of
> 4 or 5 volts, due to as many cells of a battery, it is best to test for the
> presence of voltage by holding one of the bared conductors in the hand and
> touching the other to the tongue. Where a terminal of the battery is
> grounded, often a taste can be detected by standing on moist ground and
> touching a conductor from the other battery terminal to the tongue. Care
> should be exercised to prevent the two conductor ends from touching each
> other at the tongue, for if they do a spark can result that may burn.🌵Sent
> from Arizona 🌞
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