[SOC] What does 12v taste like?

[Tom McCulloch]

I'm not sure any of those 1950's guys who died ever complain about it, 
though.

Tom
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On 4/7/2014 4:28 PM, Chris Lashmar wrote:
> 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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