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Protection Riddle No.84 – Operating time of protective devices

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    V.K.Nambiathiri

      In IEC-364 it is specified that operating time of protective devices for protection against Indirect Contact as 5 second How this value is arrived
      In IEC-364 it is specified that operating time of protective devices for protection against Indirect Contact as 5 second How this value is arrived

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      Hamid

        The severity of injury from electrical shock depends on the amount of electrical current and the length of time the current passes through the body. For example, 1/10 of an ampere (amp) of electricity going through the body for just 2 seconds is enough to cause death. The amount of internal current a person can withstand and still be able to control the muscles of the arm and hand can be less than 10 milliamperes (milliamps or mA). Currents above 10 mA can paralyze or

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