Re: Public display of a Coil....HELLLPP !!

["Stan" <sdarling-at-columbus.rr-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

I noticed last October that the houses in Columbus had signs posted
along the gates where you line up while waiting your turn to go in.  The
first I noticed was No part of this show, human or mechanical, will ever
touch you and you will not touch them. The other was a warning that they
used high rep strobes and that people with certain conditions might want
to reconsider going in.  Seems like a TC/pacemaker warning would fit
right in here.

-Stan

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
> 
> Hi Scot,
> 
>         He are my thoughts on this...
> 
> At 08:51 PM 7/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi All......
> >
> >I have been approached by a person who would like me to display my coil in a
> >Haunted house setting this coming Holloween.
> 
> This is fairly common.
> 
> >
> >Also brought up was the possiblity of pacemakers being affected by the
> activity
> >of the Coil...
> >Is there definate proof that coils do cause pacemakers to malfunction???
> 
> There are a number of reasonably reported incidents where pacemakers have
> been affected by Tesla coils.  The fancy highly computerized and
> defibrillator types seem to be more prone to the effects.  However, these
> pacemakers can also be set off by a number of other electrical devices.
> People with these devices have been warned about powerful electrical
> devices and you should have a sign directed to them in the area to warn
> them this is one of those things the doctors warned them against.  No one
> has been killed or anything but the defibrillator types have been false
> triggered adding a "real jolt" to the show for the wearer.  A well worded
> warning sign to pacemaker wearers should be all that is needed but the
> insurance company can probably guide you with this.
> 
> Hope this sheds a little light on this long and difficult subject.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>         Terry
> 
> >
> >If any of you Professional Coil displayers have some answers / help /
ideas to
> >help me through this delemma, I would very much appreciate hearing from
you...
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Scot D
> >
> >