Almost got killed. legit.

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

let me know how it works, my HF one was a dud

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

let me know how it works, my HF one was a dud

ill let you know. the clamp im binging to the show was on par with the flukes at work. it looks like one and reads like one i think its bstock maybe idk. accurate basterd. and my dmm is a craftsman. 30$ at walmart. best ive spent

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

Grow a set pussy. Almost got killed by a wall socket? That's grand. If it were 210v DC it would be lethal, but 210v AC is just enough to hurt. Volts don't kill, current does.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

beat this..

was at a hotel with the girlly girl //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif and fire alarms went off. You know how it usually is, its a test or an accidental alarm....nope, looked out the window and smoke was everywhere....had to run out of the building. Apparently an air conditioner caught on fire and it set the front of the building on fire. True story bro.

at least I get another free night there

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I stuck a screwdriver into a live terminal of a three phase 480V AC disconnect...I didn't die //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Wow.....

I now wonder how people have died while working on the electrical in their homes.....

I mean if 120/240vac is not enough to kill you that is....

 

[martiandancer31 10+ year member]

Grow a set pussy. Almost got killed by a wall socket? That's grand. If it were 210v DC it would be lethal, but 210v AC is just enough to hurt. Volts don't kill, current does.

OH FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY

i am so sick of hearing "voltage doesn't kill you, current does". Bro, your body is a resistor. How the fudge is a power source supposed to push any current through said resistor if THERE IS NO VOLTAGE?¿ Scheisskompf.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Get a better dmm this time around and not a rebadged hf pos.

 

[grassroots 10+ year member]

ITT: bunch of "electrical experts" waiting to get seriously hurt...

to the first guy: the reason your multimeter "blew up" was likely because you had it set to measure resistance, not voltage. changing the leads around shouldn't have caused what you described... it sounds like you created a short (by having it set to measure resistance (ohms)) and the internal fuse blew (like it was designed to do).

with that being said, 120v kills more people annually than ANY OTHER VOLTAGE... like mentioned "amperage kills", which is true. 120v is capable of providing enough amperage to stop your heart thousands of times over. it can take as little as .05 amps to cause de-fibrillation of your heart...

the only reason you guys don't get shocked (and likely killed) when wiring up your stereos is because there isn't sufficient VOLTAGE (12-15v) to send current through your body. the higher the voltage, the more amperage can flow and the more likely it is to use YOU as a source to ground which = electrocution.

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

lulz....120v won't kill you

Yes it will. It takes less than .001 of an amp to stop the human heart. A typical range operates anywhere from .5-5 amps.

with that being said, 120v kills more people annually than ANY OTHER VOLTAGE... like mentioned "amperage kills", which is true. 120v is capable of providing enough amperage to stop your heart thousands of times over. it can take as little as .05 amps to cause de-fibrillation of your heart...

the only reason you guys don't get shocked (and likely killed) when wiring up your stereos is because there isn't sufficient VOLTAGE (12-15v) to send current through your body. the higher the voltage, the more amperage can flow and the more likely it is to use YOU as a source to ground which = electrocution.

Didn't see this when I posted. Somewhat correct, however: Our body has 100,000 ohms of resistance. Yes, it does indeed typically take more voltage than the DC side we see in the car audio world to overcome this resistance, but a person can be killed by electrocution at 12v if there is enough amperage present and a perfect flow of electricity (arms being the contact and ground point is typical in a car).

You are correct that 120>ground is the biggest killer because most people do not exercise enough caution, and it is the most common voltage people come into contact with. It's like cars being more of a threat than airplanes, as many more people are in cars everyday.

Your last paragraph is half truth. While higher voltage typically does have higher ground fault amps under normal operating conditions, all voltage means is the Potential difference. Voltage is indeed the force behind electrical current, but it also describes the difference in electrical potential. If there is 139,000v (typical transmission voltage), but someone's potential is equal to that; they can get inside the current flow and not receive any negative effects. If there is a 40v DC source, but the person is at a 40v difference in potential, they could receive a deadly shock if they encounter the current flow.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

alot of medical practitioners ITT

 

[Sonic. 10+ year member]

ITT: bunch of "electrical experts" waiting to get seriously hurt...
to the first guy: the reason your multimeter "blew up" was likely because you had it set to measure resistance, not voltage. changing the leads around shouldn't have caused what you described... it sounds like you created a short (by having it set to measure resistance (ohms)) and the internal fuse blew (like it was designed to do).

with that being said, 120v kills more people annually than ANY OTHER VOLTAGE... like mentioned "amperage kills", which is true. 120v is capable of providing enough amperage to stop your heart thousands of times over. it can take as little as .05 amps to cause de-fibrillation of your heart...

the only reason you guys don't get shocked (and likely killed) when wiring up your stereos is because there isn't sufficient VOLTAGE (12-15v) to send current through your body. the higher the voltage, the more amperage can flow and the more likely it is to use YOU as a source to ground which = electrocution.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/applause.gif.bb805d8088f72dbc2fe808c29e85fb4c.gif finally some one who knows what they are talking about...

 

[rebelfromva 10+ year member]

I bet you double check it from now on.

A real electrician would have checked his equipment before using anyways lol

 

[R34P3R 10+ year member]

A real electrician would have checked his equipment before using anyways lol

Yes, only fake electricians don't quadroople check their shoe laces before getting in the shower.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Pussy