... thousand kilovolts.In a dry cell, the EMF is usually between 1.2 and 1 .7 V; in a car battery, it is most 23Copyright © 2002, 19 97, 1993 by The McGraw-Hill Companies. Click here for terms of use. ... alternating currentof about 1 17 V for electric lights and most appliances, and 234 V for a washing machine,dryer, oven, or stove. In television sets, transformers convert 1 17 V to around 450 V forthe ... aroundhousehold utility circuits. A voltage of 1.2 to 1 .7 V can’t normally pump a dangerous cur-rent through you, but a voltage of 1 17 V almost always can.Through an electric circuit with constant...