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<blockquote data-quote="kme" data-source="post: 80563" data-attributes="member: 113"><p>Dear Mr. It. (Or can I just call you "lost"?)</p><p></p><p>The ONLY thing that will save you from dying if you`ve got phase in one hand, and neutral in the other, is LUCK!!!!! Pure &amp; simple.</p><p></p><p>If it isn`t SUPPOSED to be live, but is, then the RCD will see THAT as a fault.</p><p></p><p>I understand your supposition that there would be leakage through your body; but remember the "path of least resistance" rule?? The neutral will be a far, far better path, in all likelihood, and it is possible that less than 30mA would leak.</p><p></p><p>FYI, death can be caused by as little as 80mA!!!!!</p><p></p><p>immaterial if that is to earth, or neutral. If it goes through you, your body won`t care where it went after.</p><p></p><p>Does that make a little more sense, mate?</p><p></p><p>KME</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kme, post: 80563, member: 113"] Dear Mr. It. (Or can I just call you "lost"?) The ONLY thing that will save you from dying if you`ve got phase in one hand, and neutral in the other, is LUCK!!!!! Pure & simple. If it isn`t SUPPOSED to be live, but is, then the RCD will see THAT as a fault. I understand your supposition that there would be leakage through your body; but remember the "path of least resistance" rule?? The neutral will be a far, far better path, in all likelihood, and it is possible that less than 30mA would leak. FYI, death can be caused by as little as 80mA!!!!! immaterial if that is to earth, or neutral. If it goes through you, your body won`t care where it went after. Does that make a little more sense, mate? KME [/QUOTE]
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