Omniata
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Try to liken the perception of volts and amps to a freight train, the volts are how fast, and "hard", that the trains moving, the current is it's size, or "length"...
If a short slow moving train hit's it does little damage, the same as a slow moving long one...
However, if either a short or long train are moving fast, ie: "high volts", the results are catastrophic...
From the definition in chemistry and physics, current is density, ie: "quantity of electrons", volts is the "force" with which they move...
For a given conductor it has a limited current carrying capability dependant on the "applied" voltage. If the voltage is low it doesn't carry, if it meets or exceeds it does so willingly from the "applied force"
Kind of like the difference between punching a door and hitting it with a battering ram...
If a short slow moving train hit's it does little damage, the same as a slow moving long one...
However, if either a short or long train are moving fast, ie: "high volts", the results are catastrophic...
From the definition in chemistry and physics, current is density, ie: "quantity of electrons", volts is the "force" with which they move...
For a given conductor it has a limited current carrying capability dependant on the "applied" voltage. If the voltage is low it doesn't carry, if it meets or exceeds it does so willingly from the "applied force"
Kind of like the difference between punching a door and hitting it with a battering ram...