Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 hours agoSo how would you handle this?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square71linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down115
arrow-up1294arrow-down1imageSo how would you handle this?lemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 hours agomessage-square71linkfedilink
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoI’ve been popped by 120 volt a few times. It hurts like a motherfucker, but should throw a breaker or GFI before it kills.
minus-squarecheesybuddha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours ago“Should” is a pretty big risk considering the consequences
minus-squareprime_number_314159@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoThat’s only if it’s on a GFI. The resistance to Earth for a typical human is well below the “boy this space heater sure is drawing a lot of power” line that a breaker detects.
I’ve been popped by 120 volt a few times.
It hurts like a motherfucker, but should throw a breaker or GFI before it kills.
“Should” is a pretty big risk considering the consequences
That’s only if it’s on a GFI. The resistance to Earth for a typical human is well below the “boy this space heater sure is drawing a lot of power” line that a breaker detects.