Use only on unbroken skin and avoid certain areas

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The normal, unbroken skin has a resistance that limits the output of

battery power into you. You should never use this on broken skin,

where wet tissues and blood are present, since the resistance of the

skin is figured into the device! Blood is 700 times more conductive

than skin.

You could get many times the power, if used on open wounds. Don't

use inside the rectum! Or the vagina, or urethra, wherever it's wet

inside. You could do irreparable damage there resulting in permanent

incontinence, or who knows what else.

Avoid sticking into ears, nostrils, anywhere there's delicate

membranes. Used on either side of an area, the current will flow

through the area. Don't get desperate and try to jump start your

recovery.

There are factors you might not understand, and some here will know

answers. Before you pour on the power, let us know what happened and

maybe we can make reasonable suggestions before you plunge into an

electrical injury.

I'm not that smart. I have burnt myself in the early days and

learned to avoid broken skin and voltage higher than 6 volts on

unbroken skin.

The mouth is an area that has a slightly reduced resistance, so you

might wrap your electrodes with more cloth to tame it a bit if

treating a dental pain. Usually it's no problem with 6 volts but it

can be a bit too hot if there's only a few layers of cloth around

them, so wrap some more to introduce more resistance there. Monitor

carefully and don't go more than 5 minutes in the mouth with 6

volts. Check the gums a few hours afterwards for signs of

irritation, if so, wrap more cloth over electrodes, and wait a day

before you repeat. Always be conservative, always monitor what's

goin on.

Finally, DC current is known to be an anesthetic. So you could go on

without feeling a thing, then find you have a burn. I have done

this. You should know about it. Cat-footed approach here, people.

I will send you this message on joining the group, and every 2 weeks

as a reminder.

thanks, and good luck,

bG