Comment on Will my sewing machine upgrade kill me?
sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 1 month ago
30V won’t kill you. Even with 170V it might not cause much harm, since the current is in micro Amperes. I hope you have a good MCB, and even even good curcuit breakers. If they are present and they don’t get tripped while operating or testing, it should not be lethal.
That said, you don’t know the reason for this leak. Better to take it a repair shop. If you like doing it yourself open up and see if there is any visible tear on power line insulation. If nothing is visible if can be some issue with winding of motor, some other component.
You can use it with gloves, a good foot wear, and a good set of circuit breakers, if it has to be used, but I won’t recommend taking such risks. Since it is an old machine I would say you get it repaired if possible.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 month ago
Well, it definitely can, in certain circumstances – if there’s enough amperage available and if something (such as having wet hands) reduces the electrical resistance of your skin.
But, yes, with current in the micro-amps even when dead shorted, this shouldn’t be too dangerous.
Though, OP feeling a tingling when they touch it gives me pause. 30V shouldn’t really do that in most cases. OP is measuring AC voltage here, but maybe there’s also a DC voltage on it?