Be carerful with all electricity. I was retrieving a 48v golf cart from a pond after it had been submerged for 5 days. The seat had floated away and my hand passed about 12 inches from the positive terminal while I was grabbing the frame with the other, while I was chest deep in water. Strange sensation. Leaking acid? No, that doesn't feel like acid. So I moved my hand a little closer and it got stronger. It was actually such a strong feeling about 8 inches away that it would have been one hell of a shock on contact. The batteries measured 51 volts, still had air space, and were totally undamaged by being underwater. I've heard of 50v killing and I'm certain this is a situation where it could. I received one hell of a 50v shock from a phone line while laying on my belly in a damp crawl space too. Soaked hands grabbing chassis ground and positive 50v certainly would have been worse. Now that's only 50v. What's the voltage of these chargers? Pond water is full of electrolytes and can carry enough current to kill. Electricity has a ranged effect in it, and touching even a low voltage source while wet with pond water will really get current into you.
AustroSlavism 5 points 2.9 years ago
Be carerful with all electricity. I was retrieving a 48v golf cart from a pond after it had been submerged for 5 days. The seat had floated away and my hand passed about 12 inches from the positive terminal while I was grabbing the frame with the other, while I was chest deep in water. Strange sensation. Leaking acid? No, that doesn't feel like acid. So I moved my hand a little closer and it got stronger. It was actually such a strong feeling about 8 inches away that it would have been one hell of a shock on contact. The batteries measured 51 volts, still had air space, and were totally undamaged by being underwater. I've heard of 50v killing and I'm certain this is a situation where it could. I received one hell of a 50v shock from a phone line while laying on my belly in a damp crawl space too. Soaked hands grabbing chassis ground and positive 50v certainly would have been worse. Now that's only 50v. What's the voltage of these chargers? Pond water is full of electrolytes and can carry enough current to kill. Electricity has a ranged effect in it, and touching even a low voltage source while wet with pond water will really get current into you.