Shlouski
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Ah, no.
Sorry, but you clearly should realize know how little you know on the subject, so why spread misinformation, please stick to the facts you know.
Ah, no.
Sorry, but you clearly should realize know how little you know on the subject, so why spread misinformation, please stick to the facts you know.
I hate to come back to this but actually...YES. He is correct. Skin is designed to protect us, and that includes from electricity. Look it up, the resistance of the human body under normal conditions is very high (around 100,000 ohms), and a lot of that comes from our skin. That can drop rapidly under other conditions (being wet for example) but most of the time it applies.
Again, I wouldn't recommend that anyone "play" around with a PSU if they don't know what they are doing (primarily because they will probably damage the PSU or the MOBO, not themselves). And I would agree that there are probably very few components that can be fixed in a PSU, but the fan is probably one of them. He wouldn't be putting his life at risk to replace a PSU fan, its not that dangerous. As long as he doesn't do it in a bathtub full of water with the PSU still plugged into the wall, he'll be fine.
Ever try that science experiment in science class where the teacher has everyone hold hands and the teacher sends like 50KV with very low amperage through everyone and the last person gets the greatest shock?
are you freaking serious???get a grip and admit that there are some things you dont know.by the way,water itself is not the best conductor of electricity.its the minerals ie salt that help out there.a capacitor stores a charge and once the charge is released it poses no danger at all unless recharged.any fool that can read would be able to confirm this.and as for your little science experiment,its the salt and moisture on our skin that conducts the current,not the skin itself.hey darren,id probably close this pointless discussion myself.lolThe average human body comprises of about 60-70 percent water, and you are telling me skin is a bloody insulator? You're an Internet know nothing, bud.
By the way, another FYI for you...pure water (distilled) is actually an insulator. Its the impurities (dissolved solids) in water that cause it to become a conductor. It is true that our internals (mostly water as you correctly stated) do not provide that much electrical resistance (only a few hundred ohms I believe), it is our skin that provides most of the resistance. If you had open wounds on your hands and were to apply voltage in the wounds, you might be in trouble. Same thing if you stuck it in your mouth or on your tongue, you'd have severe injuries, even from 120V.
Alright guys, drop it. You've more than derailed this as is. I'm just going to lock it if it continues.