is my apple watch safe around electricity, I am an electrician and I wonder if I am in a panel and my watch touches 120v will I get shocked through the watch?
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Original Title: safe around electricity?
Apple Watch SE, watchOS 10
Safe?
It’s metal.*
It’s conductive.
Just like most any other non-insulating-material-constructed watch.
The particular risks and the safe distances involved will depend on the voltage and amperage involved obviously, but I’d avoid skin or Watch contact with anything past low voltage (LDSV, LVLE, PELV, etc), and I’d be very cautious shorting even low voltage lest that damage the electronics.
If you’re not safe to stick an uninsulated screwdriver into the circuit, I’d skip making Watch contact with the circuit, too.
*yeah, I’m ignoring the Watch ceramic models.
Safe?
It’s metal.*
It’s conductive.
Just like most any other non-insulating-material-constructed watch.
The particular risks and the safe distances involved will depend on the voltage and amperage involved obviously, but I’d avoid skin or Watch contact with anything past low voltage (LDSV, LVLE, PELV, etc), and I’d be very cautious shorting even low voltage lest that damage the electronics.
If you’re not safe to stick an uninsulated screwdriver into the circuit, I’d skip making Watch contact with the circuit, too.
*yeah, I’m ignoring the Watch ceramic models.
Wait, what? You claim to be an electrician but don’t have a clue how electricity works? Any competent electrician knows you don’t wear watches, rings, bracelets, or any metal while working on electric wiring. And electricians use insulated tools as well. Rule number one is to make sure the circuit is de-energized before working on it.
well in terms of your safety then it's not more unsafe than if the 120volt conducts electricity directly on your wrist if the apple watch is absent, but of it does get 120volt AC into it's casing then it would likely fry the watch and also cause the same electrocution as if it was just touching your skin.
You should not touch anything with the watch that you would not willingly touch with your bare skin.
As I wear a stainless mesh strap, I felt quite nauseous at the thought of touching live mains wires.
No rings, no jewelry, no watches, I thought that was basic code?
Is Apple Watch safe around 120V electricity for an electrician?
