How safe is the Shocknife?
Since the popularity of Conducted Energy Weapons has increased, DT Instructors have become very knowledgeable in understanding electrical safety issues. To easily understand how safe the Shocknife SK-2 is, it will be compared with the most popular Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) being used by police. At its maximum setting the Shocknife SK-2 is capable of delivering 7,500 volts. This is only 15% of the most popular CEW. As most DT Instructors know, it is the amperage that is most dangerous. The Shocknife SK-2 delivers only .00075 amps at its highest setting. This is less than ΒΌ of the amperage of the most popular CEW. The gap space is the distance between the 2 electrodes that determines how much area on the body is affected by the electricity. The gap space of the Shocknife SK-2 is only 1/8 of an inch. The most popular CEW is 1 inch when used in a stun gun fashion and can be more than three feet when used with projected probes. Since the electricity will always travel the path of least
