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<blockquote data-quote="Robin Spark" data-source="post: 80642" data-attributes="member: 5444"><p><strong>if you touched live and neutral your still earthed via everything else you would have to draw 55ma to die as you say. but the rcd will trip well before that at 30 and hey presto you live.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>the very reason that rcd's save you</strong></p><p></p><p>But, if you are insulated from paths to earth ie your wearing rubber soled shoes whilst standing on an insulating mat, and you simultaneously touch line and neutral conductor, then their would be none or very little current flowing to earth. However all of the current flowing in that cct would now flow through your body from the line conductor to the neutral which is normally gonna be in amps not milliamps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robin Spark, post: 80642, member: 5444"] [B]if you touched live and neutral your still earthed via everything else you would have to draw 55ma to die as you say. but the rcd will trip well before that at 30 and hey presto you live.[/B] [B]the very reason that rcd's save you[/B] But, if you are insulated from paths to earth ie your wearing rubber soled shoes whilst standing on an insulating mat, and you simultaneously touch line and neutral conductor, then their would be none or very little current flowing to earth. However all of the current flowing in that cct would now flow through your body from the line conductor to the neutral which is normally gonna be in amps not milliamps. [/QUOTE]
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