Timeline for Does an electrocardiography recorder put current/voltage on its electrodes?
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| Nov 27, 2014 at 5:16 | comment | added | whatsisname | For more information, you can look at details of this part: ti.com/product/ads1293 , which is used in several commercially made ECGs. | |
| Nov 27, 2014 at 1:50 | comment | added | Johnny | 1/100th of the voltage of a 25,000 volt static charge is still 250 volts, I wouldn't find that very reassuring. Pushing 50uA through a 1000 ohm body would take around 50 milliVolts, much much lower than the voltage involved in static shock. | |
| Nov 26, 2014 at 20:29 | history | edited | Scott Seidman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 26, 2014 at 20:26 | vote | accept | Uwe Keim | ||
| Nov 26, 2014 at 19:44 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | +1 A comparison might be touching a doorknob to get rid of a static charge except at about 1/100 the voltage and much less current. A properly working ECG is not a concern safety-wise. | |
| Nov 26, 2014 at 19:43 | history | edited | Scott Seidman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 26, 2014 at 19:37 | history | answered | Scott Seidman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |