Talk:Arc Pylon/@comment-4202322-20130609160652/@comment-16533050-20160824203833

I think it's more like a very, very low level of electric charge placed through the person... think an extremely mild form of static electricity, yet guided instead of random or controlled as opposed to being accidental.

It doesn't actually affect the host, and slowly dissipates over an extended period of time, hence having to lay your hand upon the charger at the beginning of every shift.

If it were a DNA reader, once the info is gleaned, there would be no reason to touch it at the beginning of every shift, as DNA doesn't change.