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5 Sep 2024 17:18:11 EDT (-0400)
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From: Eero Ahonen
Date: 6 Sep 2009 03:06:07
Message: <4aa35f5f$1@news.povray.org>
SharkD wrote:
> 
> Does voltage even matter in this case? Isn't amperage the important bit?

Yes it does. It's voltage that smashes through the insulation and jumps
over air. Current is what heats the wire up (thus possibly melting the
insulation and making it easier for the voltage to jump, but that
demands a high current in too small cable) and kills people.

> -Mike

-Aero


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