Power Distribution Board Question

[Chris_Ely]

Originally Posted by yash101

I do not get this thing about amps and volts. Most people think that it is amps that kill. Why is it that if you have 12,000 volts and 1 microamp, you can still die a painful death? Isn't it wattage that kills?

12000 Volts and 1 micro amp will not hurt you. When you get shocked when you touch a door knob, for example, that shock can be well over 100,000 Volts. Amps is what does the damage. You are correct in Ohm's law and the Power law, but the amperage that you list is not high enough to cause pain. See this Wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_shock