How does volt feel ? How does ampere feel ?

[Skybuck Flying]

Hello,

I saw somebody mention on a webforum that volt and empere feels
differently... I am not sure if he joking/making it up... or if it's really
possible to feel a difference between ampere and volts ?!?

So far I have had two experiences with electricity which come to mind:

1. Touching the inner metal tracks of a lego-locomotive that used 12 volts
probably... this felt like a current running
through my arms.

2. Static electricity (?) discharge in supermarkt... (plastic summer shoes
rubbing against floor hallway in flat) huge short pain going through arm...
pretty much same thing but much more violent and doesn't shake or vibrate
but feels more like a bang in the arm.

So what do you guys think is there a different feel to volts vs ampere ?

Bye,
Skybuck.

 

[P E Schoen]

"Metspitzer" wrote in message

To answer your question, all you feel are the amps. The Volts
just push them faster. Birds on transmission lines feel nothing
even though they are charged with thousands of volts.

You rarely (if ever) see birds on very high voltage transmission lines,
except for the ground wire. There is enough electrical field gradient near
the wires that they experience discomfort, which is actually AC current
through their bodies. It is true that one feels only the current, and
sensation starts at several milliamps. The magnitude of current depends on
the impedance of the body and the current path, and of course the applied
voltage. What is even more important is the frequency and waveshape, as you
can feel with a TENS unit. And DC has much different effects than AC, and RF
is much different from power line and audio frequency.

Paul

 

[wilby]

Put stripped electrical cord wires in mouth; add salt or mustard to
taste; make sure it is plugged in and power is on.

As a early teenager I watched a friend pee on an electric fence
surrounding a horse ranch. I warned him but he laughed ... for a few
seconds ... and then I got to laugh.

Wilby

 

[Loren Pechtel]

As a early teenager I watched a friend pee on an electric fence
surrounding a horse ranch. I warned him but he laughed ... for a few
seconds ... and then I got to laugh.

Mythbusters tried that. No shock.

 

[Shaun]

"Loren Pechtel" wrote in message

As a early teenager I watched a friend pee on an electric fence
surrounding a horse ranch. I warned him but he laughed ... for a few
seconds ... and then I got to laugh.

Mythbusters tried that. No shock.


Mythbusters is often wrong. My second cousin pissed on a fence and the
electric fence part was just above it. He got the shock of his life, he
said his balls hurt for days afterwards and he couldn't piss right for a
while. That was 25 years ago. He is now married with kids, so it did no
permanent damage.

Shaun

 

[Shaun]

"John Larkin" wrote in message

Hello,

I saw somebody mention on a webforum that volt and empere feels
differently... I am not sure if he joking/making it up... or if it's really
possible to feel a difference between ampere and volts ?!?

You can barely feel a volt, even directly on your tongue. You can sure
feel an amp.

John

An amp through your body will kill you, it will also cause muscle damage and
possibly burning.

Shaun