What Are Volts? A volt, according to BIPM, represents the “potential difference between two points of a conducting wire carrying a constant current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between these points is equal to 1 watt.” The symbol for volt is “V.” How many volts could kill aRead More →
The minimum current a human can feel is thought to be about 1 milliampere (mA). The current may cause tissue damage or fibrillation if it is sufficiently high. Death caused by an electric shock is referred to as electrocution. Is it the volts that kill you? An electrical current atRead More →
Batteries and electronic devices like TVs, computers and DVD players use DC electricity – once an AC current enters a device, it’s converted to DC. A typical battery supplies around 1.5 volts of DC. Can batteries be AC? AC batteries are not actually batteries, but converters that create AC currentRead More →