Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
12V at 1A = 12W / 12VA
230V at 1A = 230W / 230VA
That growth might lead one to surmise that voltage is the ‘killer’, but that’s not actually the case - Amperage is the key force multiplier that will dictate whether or not the shock is deadly.
Example - when you poke your friend and zap them, that’s an electrostatic discharge of 1,000+ Volts but it’s only around 0.0001 Amps and only lasts a few microseconds.
In addition to duration, Amperage is going to be the key force multiplier that determines how ‘deadly’ a shock might be.
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 weeks ago
So translating this into ARPG nomenclature: Ampere is base damage, and voltage is armor penetration, and your body resistance is armor. Low ampere above a certain threshold can still kill you if the voltage gets high enough, but high amperage can brute force its way with a help from a little bit of voltage. Did I get that right?