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Re: Swedish ASIC miner company kncminer.com
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DeathAndTaxes
on 11/10/2013, 16:44:25 UTC
The power that goes across the Green>Black pins that you would use for the paperclip trick are very low amperage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FWXgQSokF4
Otherwise... why would corsair advertise it as a safe way to test?

Yeah not only is it low current it is also low voltage, about 0.9V and 500mA.  You have more risk of electrocution handling a AA battery without protective gear.

While it only takes about 300mA of DC current (only 60 or so mA for AC current) to cause irreversible ventricular fibrillation. The good news is the human body is a pretty good resistor and it takes a pretty high voltage to the protective insulator we call skin.  If it wasn't then people would just be killing each other on a daily basis with static electricity shocks. 

Anything below 50V isn't a significant shock risk unless you somehow managed to stab both ends of the paper clip into your heat cavity while still being energized.  Then again if someone can manage to accidentally do that they probably are doomed anyways. Smiley