This is one of those subjects that can run on and on. Can 240 or 220 volts cause death? Absolutely if the conditions are right. Enter all the little cute current charts we have grown to know so well when electrocution is discussed followed by the needed voltage to get the current needed to stop the heart and it goes on from there. Then enter the physical condition of the person getting shocked and the current path through the body. There are so many variables it is really hard to make a difinitive statement as to what will or will not kill you on any given day under any given conditions.
Anyone or just about anyone who has worked with electricity for any length of time has been shocked. Obviously those of us still here weren't killed. There are no shortage of dead people as a result of 120 or 240 volt electrocution. They are not still here unfortunately. I seriously doubt there is any magic involved. I have been bitten more times than I care to remember. Generally as a result of my own stupidity. However, I think I can say that the odds (if we like to gamble) are less for fatality getting bitten by 120 or 240 volts than say 480 or 4160 or whatever. The greater the voltage and available current the greater the chance of ending up dead in a nutshell.
Just My Take
Ron
Anyone or just about anyone who has worked with electricity for any length of time has been shocked. Obviously those of us still here weren't killed. There are no shortage of dead people as a result of 120 or 240 volt electrocution. They are not still here unfortunately. I seriously doubt there is any magic involved. I have been bitten more times than I care to remember. Generally as a result of my own stupidity. However, I think I can say that the odds (if we like to gamble) are less for fatality getting bitten by 120 or 240 volts than say 480 or 4160 or whatever. The greater the voltage and available current the greater the chance of ending up dead in a nutshell.
Just My Take
Ron