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<blockquote data-quote="wickedwitt" data-source="post: 7847086" data-attributes="member: 622908">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.Didn&#039;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&amp;gt;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&#039;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&#039;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.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wickedwitt, post: 7847086, member: 622908"] 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. 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. [/QUOTE]

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