If you think THAT is dangerous, how about this?
My neighbor is a volunteer firefighter. He recently told me that (at
least some) of the new hybrids have 300 or 400 volt systems. They have
been trained NOT to go near one of them that has caught fire or even put
water on them for fear of being electrocuted! ----"Even if you hear
then screaming", he says.
So, to me, 42 volts doesn't sound that bad. Hey, what do you think
of having 120 volts and 240 volts running around your house?

Pete Stanaitis
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cavalamb himself wrote:
spaco wrote:

I too think it's 42 volts that we'll see soon. Remember that it took
from the 1920's to about 1974 or 1980 to get electronics into cars
except for the radio (and Cadillac's photomultiplier headlight dimmer).
I heard that, along with 42 volts comes a combination
starter/alternator built into the auto's flywheel. And electrically
operated valves.
One other big gain for higher voltages is that you loose less power
in the wiring, particularly for the starter.

Pete Stanaitis
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That big gain comes with an interesting drawback...

40+ volts DC is dangerous as all hell!

Richard