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Re: How do you get the guts (or stupidit
Subject: Re: How do you get the guts (or stupidit
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 06:25:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Benson_Barry%PAX5-at-mr.nawcad.navy.mil
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
I've taken a 5' arc at 200 kHz through a fluorescent tube.
The hair stood up on my arm and then the arm started
to get very warm. The toes got cooked also. Uncomfortable!
The rotary frequency is very irritating to the nerves.
Barry
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From: "tesla"-at-pupman-dot-com-at-PMDF-at-PAXMB1
To: Benson Barry; "tesla"-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com-at-PMDF-at-PAXMB1
Subject: Re: How do you get the guts (or stupidit
Date: Monday, June 09, 1997 2:42AM
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Subject: Re: How do you get the guts (or stupidity) to draw a spark ?
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 03:39:45 +1000 (EST)
From: Rodney Graham Davies <Rodney.Davies-at-anu.edu.au>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Hi Shawn,
On Sat, 7 Jun 1997, Tesla List wrote:
> Subject: How do you get the guts (or stupidity) to draw a spark ?
> Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 09:35:33 -0500
> From: Shawn Collins <rubidium-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>
>
> I have seen many pictures on various pages of people drawing sparks to
> metal
> objects they are holding on to. At what frequency of operation is this
> safe,
> and how did you ever get up the guts to try it ? I know the primary
> side
> can kill, but according to skin effect formula (which I can't find right
> now) at 170kHz the current is only .06" deep.
To be safe, I'd suggest frequencies atleast 250KHz and above.
Anything below that and you're likely to _really_ feel the RF.
Anyone else tried it at < 250KHz?
However, I once tried an experiement holding onto a neon tube where the
coil arced to one of the wired ends, but I was only in contact with the
glass tube, not the metal bits...but I did feel the energy passing over
my hands....I think the frequency, from memory, was around 280Khz.
Well, my 2.5cents worth! ;-)
Catchya!
Rod