|
Wired mic systems typically have 48V present at significant currents (tens of milliamps.) It really doesn't take much current at all to be lethal (less than 1mA through the heart can cause fibrillation). Typically one is pretty safe from electrocution, even at 120V line voltages, because the resistance of the body is pretty high and the current that flows at those voltages isn't very high. However, you throw a little water into the mix and provide a current path through the heart and you're in trouble.
|