What is the relative size of the current passing through a clothes iron and an electric shaver?
Clothes Iron – When the iron is heating up (working at full load), it draws anywhere between 3 to 5 A (amperes). Enough to kill, especially if you have a heart ailment. Electric Shaver – Usually works on DC (direct current) as opposed to the Iron which works on AC (alternating current). The motor in the shaver is small and draws less than an ampere. Maybe around 400 mA at full load. [FYI – 1000 mA = 1 A]. You maynot even feel it if exposed to it.
