Korslain Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Hi,I'm a beginner at electronics. I wanted to see what my body resistance would be, by first putting the 2 test leads of the ohmmeter on one hand. If I put one lead on my right hand, and one on my left, it should have a higher resistance reading than having the 2 test leads on just one hand, because the current would pass from one hand to the other. When I did this, both tests had the about the same resistance readings, y would it be the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguru Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 The resistance of your skin is lower if you are sweating (even just a little), if you press harder on the probes and if a lot of area of the probes is touching your skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Hi Korslain,Welcome to Electronics-Lab!There are quite a few factors involved in this. Here is a portion of an ohm's law tutorial that goes a little into depth about body resistance:http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_3/4.htmlHope this helps. Also note that there are books written about this very subject. Much research has been done in this area.MP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugsby Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 jfyi, i test at what voltage it takes to feel an electric shock on myself, 42-45 volts depending on the moisture on my fingertips :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogo2520 Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Hello Korslain Your body is one big circut and the voltage is the same where ever you go. potenial difference is the same. so the only difference in resistance is the points of contact. gogo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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