Holyoke, Massachusetts Police Chief Anthony R. Scott wrote,
"I am not ready to see an individual on the six o'clock news bouncing around on the ground like a basketball with 50,000 volts of electricity being pumped into their body." [LINK]
A very wise man. He obviously understands "optics". And his judgment on tasers is exactly right.
Bless his heart.
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umm...its 50 thousand volts...when the probes leave the air cartridge...there is resistance in clothing and skin...by the time you feel the tase...its alot less than 50 thousand volts...more around 25-30 thousand...
That's incorrect on several levels. Taser International and their minions claim various values including 1200 volts. But more importantly, the voltage is not directly the issue. The safety limits are all about current, not voltage.
Taser International claims that the important value is the "average" value and they claim it is around 2mA. I believe that the "effective" value cannot possibly be as low as the "average" value (that's an incredible claim and I believe it is not correct), and the effective current may be a lot closer to the RMS value of around 150-160 mA.
Many of these details have been discussed endlessly on this blog. With 1200+ posts I understand it can be difficult to keep up. Perhaps start with a search for RMS.
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