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12-23-09, 04:01 PM | #1 |
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Electrocution
I was thinking about this the other day. Was Electrocution a common occurrence aboard WW2 era subs?
Say a light gets shattered or an electrical wire gets damaged during an attack, throw in some minor flooding and you have a recipe for disaster.
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12-23-09, 04:27 PM | #2 |
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Not that I'm aware of, but my attention to personal stories is somewhat lacking.
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12-23-09, 05:20 PM | #3 |
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I would imagine that a fuse would blow, or a breaker would trip preventing just such an occurrence. But if you have flooding that can reach a broken light bulb, you've got bigger fish to fry.
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12-23-09, 05:26 PM | #4 |
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I guess part of the problem with electrocution, is that most of the ships that it could of possibly happened on probably wouldn't have any survivors.
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12-23-09, 06:23 PM | #5 |
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Bingo!
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12-23-09, 06:25 PM | #6 |
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I think the current would always flow to the hull; metal is a lot more conductive than seawater, and I think seawater is more conductive than a human body. So the current would always travel through the water to the hull, but never through a human.
Pure guesswork though, good question.
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12-23-09, 07:07 PM | #8 |
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I guess not, if that theory holds water.
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12-23-09, 07:24 PM | #9 |
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I'm shocked that you would have that opinion.
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12-23-09, 07:34 PM | #10 |
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Why? It's just my current opinion. It's not like I'm volting to any conclusions, I'll leave that to watt's his name.
Ow, I think I pulled something.
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12-23-09, 08:06 PM | #11 |
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Maybe the plug? Personally I think you're all wet.
[edit]Oh great. Given your screen name, I think I'll go stand somewhere else now.
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12-24-09, 05:18 AM | #12 |
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That might be, but I still have Amp-le time to dry off.
Have no fear, carpet-bombing is here.
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12-25-09, 03:32 PM | #13 |
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According to todays safety regulations safe level of voltage for humans is 120 volts of direct current. I found a page that says Type VII, IX and XXIII boats had 145 volt battery system, so I'd say that is still in the safe range. No harm done if the current flows through your body.
"Normal charging" (characterized by 2.34 Volt tension)." (Thats 62 cells times 2.34 volts = 145.08 volts) http://www.uboatarchive.net/BDUOrder2.htm Addition: Found from uboat.net article Technical description of cells full charged voltage 2.1 V (Volts) = 130 volts charging voltage without gas up to 2.4 V = 148.8 volts http://www.uboat.net/articles/id/54 Last edited by Spoon 11th; 12-25-09 at 04:15 PM. |
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