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<blockquote data-quote="audioholic" data-source="post: 5895108" data-attributes="member: 549629">Yes, the old saying is &#039;its not voltage that kills you, its the amps&#039;... and that&#039;s mostly true. The higher the voltage, the higher the potential current (amperage). Its much easier to carry alot of amperage through a higher voltage system than through a lower voltage system. Less line-loss due to resistance in the wire. That is why power wires, for example, are run at very high voltages (sometimes in the hundreds of thousands of volts) and then transformers are used to step the voltage down to 120v for your home. Its a much more efficient way of transferring the power thru the wire, to your home. IOW, 480 volts has alot more potential than does 12 or 16 volts. Yes in a system like a tazer that is high voltage but extremely low amperage, it wont kill you, but still has devastating effects. This is not an example of voltage playing an insignificant role in the potential harmfulness of an electrical circuit to the human body.Coating the bars in &quot;plasti-dip&quot;, that stuff used to rubberize tool handles, is a great idea.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="audioholic, post: 5895108, member: 549629"] Yes, the old saying is 'its not voltage that kills you, its the amps'... and that's mostly true. The higher the voltage, the higher the potential current (amperage). Its much easier to carry alot of amperage through a higher voltage system than through a lower voltage system. Less line-loss due to resistance in the wire. That is why power wires, for example, are run at very high voltages (sometimes in the hundreds of thousands of volts) and then transformers are used to step the voltage down to 120v for your home. Its a much more efficient way of transferring the power thru the wire, to your home. IOW, 480 volts has alot more potential than does 12 or 16 volts. Yes in a system like a tazer that is high voltage but extremely low amperage, it wont kill you, but still has devastating effects. This is not an example of voltage playing an insignificant role in the potential harmfulness of an electrical circuit to the human body. Coating the bars in "plasti-dip", that stuff used to rubberize tool handles, is a great idea. [/QUOTE]

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