[SOC] What does 12v taste like?

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

12 VDC tastes like caviar with kosher salt on it, it makes a salty burn.  5
kV on the other hand is a body slam deep burn especially a RF modulated
high tension line, often deadly.

73
R


On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:23 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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