Re: 60V DC dangerous?


John Larkin wrote:

One can test a 9-volt battery by applying it to the tongue, and it's
about as unpleasant as one would voluntarily undertake. So there's
another data point.

So much talk, so little experiment.

John

Been following this thread, and decided to do this experiment. I
connected a DMM to one lead of a 9V battery, and did the "tongue test".
Battery, meter, and tongue form a simple circuit loop. Here's what I
found:

With an old, standard 9V battery (7V open circuit voltage), I get
0.7-0.8 mA.
With a relatively new lithium 9v battery (9.5V open circuit), I get 2
mA.

In both cases, you get that uncomfortable-but-bearable tingle.

Mark

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