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lsmartino wrote:
It only takes a few milliamps to kill you. Assuming the current has a
path to a vital organ, like the heart.


Certainly you can be killed with a few milliamps, but only if the
voltage is 60V or higher.


Current flow depends on resistance as well as voltage. And when talking
about the human body that resistance will vary by a huge amount depending
on many factors.

60 volts isn't considered 'safe' anywhere I know of. About half that is
the accepted norm.

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