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Have you ever been shocked by a DC system? - If yes, what voltage?
Yes 64%  64%  [ 18 ]
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PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:13 am 
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I have posted several questions about electric shock in the past. Here is a new one based on a recent conversation about the subject.

Have you ever been shocked by a DC system? If the answer is yes, what was the voltage?
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Yes, 24 volt.

I was replacing a smashed photo eye; I picked it up twice before I realized I was being shocked. :oops: The equipment operators thought it was hilarious; obviously they had all already touched it too.


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Jim Phillips (brainfiller) wrote:
I have posted several questions about electric shock in the past. Here is a new one based on a recent conversation about the subject.

Have you ever been shocked by a DC system? If the answer is yes, what was the voltage?
  • Yes
  • No


544 volts.


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90, 180, 240, 500 - I used to work on Inverters and DC drives (component level repairs and field service). I can't even count how many times I was shocked off the case of an ungrounded oscilloscope when connected to the armature


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Yes, LA class submarine battery, yes the whole string. Voltage classified ;)


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250VDC


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PostPosted: Tue May 07, 2013 8:51 am 
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125 DC, to the back of the hand, off of the back of a GE protective relay panel door. I grew to hate that dual "door behind door" setup for their gas turbine packages, but it did conserve on the space. Now it would all be replaced by one relay.


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