tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post5982377870595288720..comments2024-03-28T01:14:05.420-07:00Comments on PharmaLittle: Shock Corridor!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9002218232182793493.post-50066743006513670862009-04-20T13:38:00.000-07:002009-04-20T13:38:00.000-07:00These machines are anything but safe. Here's a pag...These machines are anything but safe. Here's a <A HREF="http://www.ect.org/resources/machines.html" REL="nofollow">page</A> on their electrical output. 1/10th of an amp of current through your chest can kill you. The Thymatron DGX is listed as putting out 9/10ths of an amp @ 450 VDC.<br /><br />I've worked with 450-500VDC @ less than 1/20th of an amp, many times, and I have never made a mistake. Anyone working with that kind of charge makes safety a religion.<br /><br />450 volts are roughly 6400 times more voltage than the neurons in a human brain are supposed to fire at. And as for the amperage itself:<br /><br />Neurons operate in the nano-amp (nA) range of current @ app. -70mV to +35mV. A nano-amp is One Thousand Millionth, of an Amp, or 10 to the -9th power Amps.<br /><br />It's no wonder these machines were never approved.D Bunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614492883036750990noreply@blogger.com