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Default I want my electric changed from AC to DC

On Apr 8, 10:49*am, Peter wrote:
On 4/7/2010 10:44 AM, keith wrote:



The damage from a shock is related to the energy (watts) delivered which is the
product of the voltage and the current. *The lower the resistance, the higher
the current (given a constant voltage).


nonsense.


Keith, please explain how and why Ohm's law is "nonsense"?


I said nothing about Ohm's law being nonsense.

Or, were you saying that the damage from a shock is not related to the energy
delivered?


Partially. It doesn't take much energy to kill and more isn't going
to make you any deader. Skin has a very non-linear resistance so
Ohm's law doesn't hold, at least as stated.

To expand on my original statement, electrical shock damage is directly related
to the extent and magnitude of tissue heating. *I'm not talking about
neuro-muscular depolarazation - which can produce cardiac dysrhythmias or
orthopedic damage from violent muscular contraction. *I'm talking about dead
tissue (skin, muscle, fat, tendons, nerves, internal organs, internally
coagulated blood, even bones, severe swelling from compartment syndromes etc.


So you don't consider death by fibrillation to be "damage"? How far
you have to move the goal posts to justify your nonsense isn't
important. You've stated a falshood that could get someone in
trouble.

I want to hear more about the nonsense.


Keep talking, then read what you've written.