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Unread 10-02-2006, 08:36
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Re: pic: Team 27 Electrical Box
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Originally Posted by Justin_302
looks good, but is it safe? All that aluminum around electronics....i would be worried about arching
12VDC isn't nearly enough to cause any arcing. Its not even enough to pass through your body (Don't try this - but you can safely put both dry hands across a 12V battery with no issues). The issue with 12V is that there is so much current available in the battery, that if something metal (wrench, watch on someone's arm, etc) shorts it out, an incredible amount of current will flow (in the hundreds of amps), causing it to get extremely hot.
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