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Community Forum · Est. 2006
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02-25-2020, 06:38 AM
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Re: Brazil - Man Dies from Electric Shock when Charging Mobile Phone in His Car
The car electrical system could not have done that. He had mains power going there somehow, and he grabbed it standing barefoot in a puddle, like he was in some "don't-do" film from the National Safety Council. Brazil has both 220 V and 110V, and either one is plenty enough to ruin your day. The amps kill you, of course, because they are a measure of the current. But current flow depends on the volts. The 12 volts in a vehicle cannot push enough current through a person to even feel it no matter how big the battery is. On the other hand, 220V from the power company will cook you like a Presto Hot Dogger. |
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#18
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02-25-2020, 07:34 AM
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Re: Brazil - Man Dies from Electric Shock when Charging Mobile Phone in His Car
Yes a car has a ton of cold cranking amps, but the only wiring that can cary that load goes straight from the battery to the starter. All the other wires carry 20amps at the most. Also DC will not cause that kind of muscle lock up. There is some AC source here causing this.
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02-25-2020, 09:20 AM
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Re: Brazil - Man Dies from Electric Shock when Charging Mobile Phone in His Car
The car was probably running, his bare feet in the water drew the amps, crappy electrical system in that car.
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