> And if you are like most of us that have had a few shocks it was when you
> were touching a grounded surface, etc. so we only got about half of the
240, of
> course there have been exceptions, in my case, to that and, depending upon
> where  you get the shock on your body the result can be fatal or not.


Here we have 230v phase to ground - so we get all of it :-)
Phase to phase here is 400v !

I assume you were referring to phase-phase in a 110v/phases system which
gives about 200 volts


        RM

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