! Kodak DC5000 Digital Camera Recall Possible Electrical Shock Hazard !

[Rat007]

Kodak DC5000 Digital Camera Recall
Don't get shocked!
get your free fix from kodak.

Kodak, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling the DC5000 Zoom Digital Cameras due to a possible electrical shock hazard.

Consumers should stop using these cameras and contact Kodak immediately for a free inspection and repair.

This recall affects the DC5000 camera only.

We recognize that this may inconvenience you, but your safety and satisfaction are extremely important to us. Please make arrangements to return your DC5000 immediately.

Linky To Recall Info --> http://www.kodak.com/go/dc5000recall_www

 

[ldone]

shocked on 6 volts, thats a new one on me

 

[Rat007]

well hey look at what they do with 9v and personal protection devices

 

[Maetryx]

Oooooo. Thanks for the info. I just sent a message to my former workplace, because they have one of those.

 

[zinkpig]

shocked on 6 volts, thats a new one on me

those tiny TFT LCD displays use a really high voltage !

 

[VaG]

Originally posted by: ldone
shocked on 6 volts, thats a new one on me

I got shocked by one of my olympus cameras that only uses 2 AA. (3 Volts) and let me tell you I screamed like a little girl & it felt like sh!t for a few minutes & the best part is that the batteries were not even in the camera.

 

[AWEstun]

I swear if every male had to experience natural child birth...

shelby

 

[VaG]

Originally posted by: AWEstun
I swear if every male had to experience natural child birth...

shelby

Personally, I would take a punch to the face over an electrical shock. Another small problem with your statement is that you also choose to have a baby.

 

[Rat007]

Originally posted by: Maetryx
Oooooo. Thanks for the info. I just sent a message to my former workplace, because they have one of those.

Anytime Maetryx Glad To Inform Everyone

 

[ldone]

I forgot about the flash unit, those babies can put a big jolt on ya

 

[roamerr]

My dog has a radio fence collar -- it uses 6V -- Let it shock you!! OUCH!!


That's why she stays in the yard.

 

[Danzilla]

Originally posted by: ldone
shocked on 6 volts, thats a new one on me

Doesn't matter if the current (Amps) is high enough.

D.

 

[ehaught]

I have a DC5000 that I'm sending in for the recall. Over Labor Day weekend, one of my 128MB CF cards stopped working with it (the camera wanted to format the card everytime I turned it off and back on again.) I wonder if my CF card didn't get zapped? Anyone else with a DC5000 have any problems like this, too?

 

[Darkcirc]

Originally posted by: VaG

Originally posted by: ldone
shocked on 6 volts, thats a new one on me

I got shocked by one of my olympus cameras that only uses 2 AA. (3 Volts) and let me tell you I screamed like a little girl & it felt like sh!t for a few minutes & the best part is that the batteries were not even in the camera.

Well sounds like you found the flash capacitor, /. had a story on building a device out of them suitible for killing and possibly incinerating someone. Volts don't kill, amps do. I've been shocked with 15k+ vDc before, 'zapped' like hell, kinda hurt but extremely low amperage (0.03V can stop your heart.) Didn't match the 110vAc whalop I got when I discovered concrete is a good ground.

 

[Player]

Originally posted by: ldone
shocked on 6 volts, thats a new one on me

The camera might only use 6 volts worth of battery power but it employs a DC-DC voltage converter to step it up to several thousands of volts to use the flash. That's where the shock originates from.

 

[Player]

Originally posted by: Danzilla

Originally posted by: ldone
shocked on 6 volts, thats a new one on me

Doesn't matter if the current (Amps) is high enough.

D.

Current is unrelated to whether a shock will occur or not. The amount of current during a shock only affects its severity.

 

[Morbius]

It's not the voltage that kills you, it is the current. You could get killed by dropping a 9-V radio in the bathtub with you if conditions were right.

I knew that BSEE degree would come in handy someday !

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Morbius
It's not the voltage that kills you, it is the current. You could get killed by dropping a 9-V radio in the bathtub with you if conditions were right.

I knew that BSEE degree would come in handy someday !

< Enn-n-n-ghhhh!!! > [ Game show buzzer sound ]...

NO!!! It's voltage that kills. Your body resistance determines the current flow, but a sufficiently high voltage breaks down the insulative characterisics of your body. The strobe flash works on high voltage. The voltage is raised using a step-up switching circuit, and the charge is stored in a capacitor until it is discharged during the flash.

Looks like they emphasized the BS in your degree. (j/k)

 

[Player]

"Conditions were right" being the operative phrase. Fact is, even when wet, the effective DC resistance of your torso would probably be too high for 6 to 200 mA to pass through with only 9 Volts of EMF.

Originally posted by: Morbius
It's not the voltage that kills you, it is the current. You could get killed by dropping a 9-V radio in the bathtub with you if conditions were right.

I knew that BSEE degree would come in handy someday !

Got one of those too

 

[Player]

Originally posted by: Harvey

Originally posted by: Morbius
It's not the voltage that kills you, it is the current. You could get killed by dropping a 9-V radio in the bathtub with you if conditions were right.

I knew that BSEE degree would come in handy someday !

< Enn-n-n-ghhhh!!! > [ Game show buzzer sound ]...

NO!!! It's voltage that kills. Your body resistance determines the current flow, but a sufficiently high voltage breaks down the insulative characterisics of your body. The strobe flash works on high voltage. The voltage is raised using a step-up switching circuit, and the charge is stored in a capacitor until it is discharged during the flash.

Looks like they emphasized the BS in your degree. (j/k)

Morbius is not entirely wrong. Death from electrical shock usually occurs when sufficient current passes through the torso. This is about 6 mA to 200 mA for 1 to 3 seconds. To acheive that current, as you said, a sufficiently high voltage is needed. The effect is that the heart muscles start to lose their rhythm. Death soon follows.

 

[Harvey]

Player -- Yep, but without sufficient voltage, no current will flow through your body. You can safely touch both terminals of a nine volt battery to one finger, and nothing much will happen to you. If you're dumb enough to stick it in your mouth while wearing braces, you'll probably "taste" the electric reaction, but I doubt that you would be hurt. (Kids -- especially with braces -- Don't try this at home!)

 

[Delbert]

For a discharge to be seen or heard (snap) when touching a doorknob after walking across carpet requires about 12000 volts.

 

[Sesopedalian]

There have been people KILLED by only 1.5 volt single cell batteries. In fact, I recall a fellow that was killed by one thrown off the Empire State Building...

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Sesopedalian
There have been people KILLED by only 1.5 volt single cell batteries. In fact, I recall a fellow that was killed by one thrown off the Empire State Building...

Guess the guy who dropped it shouldn't have dived after it to try to retrieve it.

 

[Player]

Originally posted by: Harvey
Player -- Yep, but without sufficient voltage, no current will flow through your body.

Yes, I do believe I quoted, acknowledged and credited your mention of sufficient voltage in my last post along with a prior post which stated the same concept in different terms.