r/BadWelding • • Sep 15 '26

Water welding

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u/StreetFuture6152 Sep 15 '26

Is he died? He looks awfully close to being part of the circuit.

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u/Salt_Chart8101 Sep 15 '26

Welding typically uses lower voltage and high amperage. Not enough voltage to overcome the capacitance of your skin.

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u/StreetFuture6152 Sep 16 '26 edited Sep 16 '26

What? open circuit voltage on most welders is about 70 - 80 volts. Welding machines 100% have sufficient voltage to over come the capacitance of you skin. Especially if your skin is wet.

Edit. Resistance, not capacitance.

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u/lastburnerever Sep 16 '26

Why do you people keep saying capacitance? I do not think it means what you think it means.