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Tossing a charged Capacitor in the Bathtub
On Jan 27, 11:53*am, wrote:
Most people know that dropping a cord or appliance that is plugged into an outlet into a bathtub filled with water will electrocute the person in the tub. *Yet, you can drop a low voltage item such as a flashlight with batteries in the tub and no one will be hurt. *Even a set up jumper cables connected to a car battery would not likely do anything, or might just tingle a little (never tried this, but I've handled plenty battery cables while standing on wet soil in wet shoes and never felt a thing). Not that I'm planning to test this, but what would happen if a large capacitor, charged with 200 volts or more was tossed into a filled bathtub while someone was in the tub? *(By large capacitor, I dont mean the size, but rather, I mean a large capacity, such as 500 MF or one Farad or more....). I see no reason this would ever occur, but I'm just curious. [NOTE: This could be DC or AC]. DC capacitors are used in electronics, while the AC type are motor start capacitors. Depends on how conductive the water is. Unless you are in a tub of distilled water it will discharge. The more conductive the water the faster. Jimmie |
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