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Old 05-16-2006, 05:42 PM
Peter Guenther Peter Guenther is offline
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Originally Posted by kitchenrat
the only shocks you can get from a DC system are from a circuit amplified by the coil (plug wires) or dragging your ass across the seat and building a static charge. you can touch both battery posts at the same time with your fingers and nothing will happen. in an AC system (you're house wiring) this could kill you.
I dont know on what study you base that on, high DC current at low voltage can and has known to hurt people, put your tongue across the terminals on a 9 Volt battery, and it does not provide a lot of current
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