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by zw123456 1714 days ago
Also, old timey phone lines, like back in the day when you plugged a phone into the wall, that had 48V DC on it. But not 5A, mor3 like 600ma. But in theory, not enough to kill.
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48 approaches but usually doesn’t exceed what it takes to enter dry skin.

But also USB-PD doesn’t start at 48VDC.

And it is constantly monitoring for shorts. So if you did manage to get shocked it would only be for milliseconds.