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ornornor
3y ago
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Isn’t there also a marginal safety advantage for AC in that because it’s an alternating current, you can let go of whatever is live you’ve grabbed and is shocking you? Whereas with DC, your muscles stay contracted and you can’t let go.
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caleblloyd
3y ago
Yes, I have heard that higher voltage DC plugs would be designed differently to break arc in a safer manner too, example research:
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8566878
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