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To: aruanan



>> A car battery is only 12 volts, but the amps are such that you can get fried.<<<

yeah, but you can grab both terminals and not have any issue whatsoever.

Lots of amps in a car battery, but only painful if the voltage is jacked up.


31 posted on 08/19/2004 7:36:24 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua
Lots of amps in a car battery, but only painful if the voltage is jacked up.

Sufficient amperage at any voltage will kill you. And it doesn't take much. 80 milliamps is enough for cardiac failure.
39 posted on 08/19/2004 7:44:11 PM PDT by aruanan
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Lots of amps in a car battery, but only painful if the voltage is jacked up.

Huh?

40 posted on 08/19/2004 7:44:22 PM PDT by Sloth (John Kerry: Frank Burns with Charles Winchester's pedigree.)
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