Just got a shock from the mains...

you were on the first floor ? wow if only you were on the ground floor, i think you should goto A&E, its very likely you may start to have a heart attack in a day or 2..

240v is a lot to go through your body in milliseconds
 
bitslice said:
No it doesn't.
AC is more likely to freeze your muscles, DC is more likely to jolt your hand away. You are far more likely to die from AC.

I've been frozen for a few seconds with AC (horrible experience) and had multiple shocks from 10Kv (just painful but OK)
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alternating current is exactly that, alternating, its stopping and starting which then if you touch it lets you pull away from it..

unlike direct current which has a constant hold on you, DC goes through pylons and a lot of people die from it because they cant let go. i think you're talking ****
 
Mickie said:
alternating current is exactly that, alternating, its stopping and starting which then if you touch it lets you pull away from it..

unlike direct current which has a constant hold on you, DC goes through pylons and a lot of people die from it because they cant let go. i think you're talking ****
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See post #40
Mains alternates at 50hz, not at 1 cycle per second, your muscles are effectively frozen. It's not stopping and starting either, the flow just reverses...

IIRC pylons in the UK carry AC, the whole point being that AC is more efficient over long distance. Some end links are HVDC I think, as well as the supergrid. Power gen is mostly derived from rotating generators, hence most of it is 3 phase AC which is easy to distribute and easy to drop down to 230v.


As I've backed up my point, shown the rare situations where DC does contract and had direct experience of both type of current, then I think you are the one talking **** :)
 
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Some of you may laugh at this but I am terrified of electricity. One time I was fiddling about with an Aerial booster and I didn't notice it was still plugged in, I opened it and accidentally touched the capacitor and was basically being "zapped" for like 10 seconds, cartoon style.
o_O
 
JonJ678 said:
That's worth knowing. It seems reasonable for 230V/13A to be less hazardous than 230V/45A. I'll try to learn from your mistake!

I hope I'll be more cautious with higher voltages, though you receiving more than one shock suggests caution isn't always sufficient.
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It isn't because it's the potential difference that determines the current. No way is anywhere near 13A going to pass through your body with only 230V.
 
Electricity is more scared of you than you are of it.

More seriously, as others have said, a.c. At 50hz will affectively freeze you, muscles vibrating at 50 times a Second doesn't give your muscles enough time to move in any direction significantly before its revered, hence you're for all intents frozen in place.
You should be alright with a mains shock unless you have an open wound or you're wet, both of these significantly increase the amount of danger you're in as the skin is a very good insulator when dry.

Tldr: don't put cables in your mouth.
 
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