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Georgia Tech
Important Facts
•Humans:
About 2 Volts of Touch Voltage Will Result in
“Perception” of
Electrtic Shock. Much Lower for Kids
•Chicken:
About 0.9 Volts of Voltage Will Make Chickens Stay Away – Importance???
•Claims of Stray Voltage Effects on Cows and Fish Have Been Very Serious and Fiercely Litigated
•Continuous Voltages of 30 to 60 Volts Have Resulted
in Fatalities of
Humans and Animals