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RE: Teardown/Explanation of an Electric Fly-Swatter
I'm wondering how much of a shock a fully charged 275V 0.33 uF Capacitor would give you? (Please don't try it...lol!)
I'm wondering how much of a shock a fully charged 275V 0.33 uF Capacitor would give you? (Please don't try it...lol!)
Such a capacitor would store 0.5 * (.33e-6 F) * (275 V)^2 = 1.25 Joules. Suffice to say it would probably hurt, as it's about 2% of the energy in the sometimes deadly microwave oven capacitors.
As someone who accidentally touched one, I can say it hurts like hell but doesn't do any lasting damage.
Hurting without causing lasting damage? Sounds like the kind of thing the CIA would be interested in.