1 EEVblog #388 - Fake Apple USB Charger Teardown
Dave Jones tears down a counterfeit Apple USB charger and shows its poor mains isolation; cited in discussions of cheap chargers and the shock risk they carry.
Topic
electrical safety
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2 ⚡ "It's not the volts that kill you, it's the amps" ⚡
Afrotechmods examines the saying that current rather than voltage kills, and why voltage still matters through body resistance; linked in electrical safety discussions.
3 Which is the Killer, Current or Voltage?
ElectroBOOM explains how voltage and current relate to the danger of electric shock; linked in questions about which voltages are safe to touch.
4 High Voltage AC/DC Effect on Human Body
Mehdi Sadaghdar tests how AC and DC at rising voltages feel on the body; cited in shock-safety questions, though viewers dispute what it shows about DC.
5 Extreme Jobs - High Voltage Power Line Inspection
Shows a lineman boarding a live high-voltage line from a helicopter, often cited to illustrate capacitive coupling and why current needs a complete path.
6 Electrical Arc Flash Demonstration
Footage of an arc flash in an industrial panel, linked to show why high-energy mains equipment is best left to qualified people.
7 Ten Car Battery Presentation at Calgary Mini Maker Faire
ElectroBOOM touches about 120V DC from stacked car batteries at a maker faire, cited in threads on how dangerous DC is to touch compared with AC.
8 Electrocution in Water
ElectroBOOM experiments with live wires and charged capacitors in water to show when a shock is and is not likely; cited in questions about electrocution risk in water.
9 High Voltage Cable Inspection
Shows a lineman working on a live high-voltage cable, cited to explain why high voltage alone does not injure and why current flow is what matters.
10 Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system
Technology Connections argues the US mains plug and socket is a weak point in the electrical system; cited in discussions of extension lead ratings and why appliances forbid them.
11 Electricity Pain versus Frequency
ElectroBOOM demonstration of how the body's response to electric shock changes with frequency, cited in safety discussions about high frequency current.
12 Grounding - Safety Fundamentals (1hr:13min:19sec)
A lengthy but widely cited explanation of why mains grounding works and how it clears faults, recommended for anyone confused about earth connections.
13 AC VS DC - Pain Test (Experiment)
An electrical safety explainer about what voltage and current levels the body can withstand, linked when people ask whether low voltage supplies are dangerous.
14 Is it the volts or amps that kill?
Appears to use a car battery demonstration to show how little current flows through a hand in parallel with a wire, linked in high voltage safety discussions.
15 Stock Multimeter Explosion
Shows a multimeter exploding; linked as a warning about misusing unfused inputs on circuits that can deliver high fault current.
