Re: Electricity guy on Ripley's Believe it or Not

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Original poster: "Mercurus2000" <mercurus2000@xxxxxxx>

I don't think you can power TVs with that setup, like the Indian man
supposedly did.
Adam
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Subject: RE: Electricity guy on Ripley's Believe it or Not


> Original poster: "Derek Woodroffe" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Well, I believe it...
>
> Richie Burnett used to do a similar stunt with a low wattage filament
bulb.
> Using his SSTC
>
> There is a picture of this at the UK Derby 2002 teslathon
> http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/derby.html
>
> One end of the bulb is earthed, and richie was holding the other end, He
> would then approach a running HF SSTC (but not touch or get close enough
for
> an arc) until the lamp lit.
>
> There is no pain or sensation in doing this as long as an arc does not
form
> from the skin to any earthed object. Apart from a feeling of ripple from
the
> 50hz of the not too well smoothed coils psu.
>
> Although there is little sensation, I don't recommend this, there is
> probably also no sensation if you put your had into a microwave oven, but
> cooking still occurs...
>
> Derek
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