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From: "John Pearson" <xero@CMC.NET>


| Could a person be injured by a 12 volt DC shock, given certain conditions?
For instance, could a 12 volt car battery cause injury to a healthy person
if their hands were wet or greasy? Assuming they are not using a pace maker
or any thing like that. I just don't have the guts to try it.

Well, I've tried it with smaller 12V batteries...
with my little 7Ah battery, you can't even feel it, even with wet hands. If
you stick your tongue across the terminals, however, you can get a good
buzz. Also, this battery easily has enough oomph to weld stuff if shorted. I
once shorted it out with some alligator clips by accident, and it welded the
jaws shut in less than a second. I too have never had the guts to try any of
this with a 30+ Ah battery... Anyone wanna try?? :O)

- Robert

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