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Hi everybody,
I have a question concerning a "stupid" thing i did today. I found a electric multimeter (if it is called so- you know, the device that measures dc current, the resistance in Ohms, dc and rms of ac voltage...), and thought to measure my body resistance. I didn't even think that any current you cross my body, so i checked it. I held the "+" and the "-" of the multimeter with each of my hand
I was part of this close circuit for about 4 seconds when my right hand started feeling a bit weird. So i closed the multimeter. The fact is that for about 4 hours now my right hand is a bit numb. I don't think that this is anything serious, but I would like to know how much current ran through my body.
As i checked, the multimeter has a 1,5V or 2x1,5V battery, and for the second that I looked at it, the resistance of my body seemed to be around 0.8 M-Ohm. So probably the current was too small, but do you know exactly how most multimeters operate. Is it safe to check like this your body resistance?
That's all.
Thanks
I have a question concerning a "stupid" thing i did today. I found a electric multimeter (if it is called so- you know, the device that measures dc current, the resistance in Ohms, dc and rms of ac voltage...), and thought to measure my body resistance. I didn't even think that any current you cross my body, so i checked it. I held the "+" and the "-" of the multimeter with each of my hand
I was part of this close circuit for about 4 seconds when my right hand started feeling a bit weird. So i closed the multimeter. The fact is that for about 4 hours now my right hand is a bit numb. I don't think that this is anything serious, but I would like to know how much current ran through my body.
As i checked, the multimeter has a 1,5V or 2x1,5V battery, and for the second that I looked at it, the resistance of my body seemed to be around 0.8 M-Ohm. So probably the current was too small, but do you know exactly how most multimeters operate. Is it safe to check like this your body resistance?
That's all.
Thanks
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