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but I need to use 240v Ac at 50 Hz load.
It will still burn you.If you generate it with a frequency above 40kHz or so, similar to a Tesla coil, you won't feel any shock.
but I need to use 240v Ac at 50 Hz load.
Silly question,
However, you would be better off telling us EXACTLY what you're trying to do, rather than vague questions.
get in the habit of keeping one hand in your pocket when working with any electronics whether it's powered up or not
This is for an application that my friend asked my if it is possible. He is in Power Meter shop, and having many deflective meters, sometimes they need to service them live and uncovered.
It would be better if you have not started your answer with SILLY, since it serves no purpose. The question that you feel less than your level, may attract somebody's else attention. You'd have simply just ignore it and make your self and everybody comfortable.
English is not my first language thus searched in my dictionary for this word and found three meanings, all of them are negative and the worse one is what's applicable here.
Fortunately this was not my first thread in this fine forum, otherwise it would be my last if I read such answer.
For all noobies who read this as their first thing in this fine forum, do not worry, this is not the way you will be answered. I've spent FOUR years here, getting very good answers that contributed in building my electronics information in many ways.
or work in a totally earth free environment.
(one by removing the live, the other by removing the earth).
may be I misunderstood what you were asking.
Of course 240VAC 50Hz will shock you.
Ohhh my god, Is that safe ?! I've seen once an old electrician removing the main earth conductor from the old ELCB before doing some electrical connections, and returned it after finishing his work. I still remember that I thought " what the hill this old man is doing " . Unfortunately, I don't know his place, otherwise I owe him apology.
True, but that is unlikely to kill you. And he was asking about shock and that was my somewhat facetious answer to his question.It will still burn you.
There's nothing intrinsically safe about earthing, it helps under certain limited circumstances, but is MORE dangerous under just as many circumstances - basically you need to know exactly what you're doing, and why - but a lot of people, including many on here, don't seem to understand that.
So you might ask why is the mains earthed?