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Re: A&E Tesla coil, and Mind Freak. (fwd) Duplicates
Moderated and approved by: Gerry Reynolds <greynolds@xxxxxxxxxx>
It's us. I should have a fix for it soon. Sorry.
On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 Mddeming@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> I received this posting at 12:17:14 and again at 1:12:23 EST. Are we having
> an echo problem, or is it just me?? Headers follow message.
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> Matt D.
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> In a message dated 12/24/06 1:22:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
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> Moderated and approved by: Gerry Reynolds <greynolds@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:33:50 +0900
> From: Peter Terren <pterren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: A&E Tesla coil, and Mind Freak. (fwd)
>
> I agree with the "no touch" advice. However, I have just noticed that one
> of my website pics is on page 2 of Google images for "Tesla coil".
> http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://members.iinet.net.au/~pterren
> /Teslahand.JPG&imgrefurl=http://members.iinet.net.au/~pterren/Tesla_coil_spark
> s.htm&h=1281&w=1866&sz=181&hl=en&start=37&tbnid=APGkMXSAHbHO8M:&tbnh=103&tbnw=
> 150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtesla%2Bcoil%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl
> %3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN
> or direct to the pic on my current site:
> http://tesladownunder.com/tesla_coil_sparks.htm#Mini%20coil
> You guessed it, sparks on to my unprotected hand. These are only 2 inch
> sparks from a very low powered demo coil.
>
> Since about 1973 I had another small Tesla coil (ferrite core and ceramic
> caps) that gave 2 inch sparks that I would contact with a metal object or my
>
> hand.
> http://tesladownunder.com/Tesla_coils_intro.htm#My%20first%20proper%20Tesla%20
> Coil%20(circa%201975)
> This coil ran for 20 years despite the ceramic caps.
>
> I made a coil for the local physics dept which has a Faraday cage.and
> capable of 3 foot sparks. I was horrified to learn that the instructor was
> drawing sparks onto a metal object he was holding after removing the Faraday
> cage. Like he had been doing for ? 20 years with their previous historical
> coil. It turns out that removing the Faraday cage detuned the coil and the
> performance significantly. Still highly NOT recommended. I am in the
> process of making a small "safe" coil to replace the hands on aspect for
> lighting fluouro tubes.
>
> Peter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 3:33 AM
> Subject: Re: A&E Tesla coil, and Mind Freak. (fwd)
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> > Moderated and approved by: Gerry Reynolds <greynolds@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Moderator's note:
> > The general consensus of those on the list who know and the position of
> > the tesla list is that running the discharge through your body or even
> > drawing a spark from the top of the coil to your hand or an object held in
> > your hand is A Bad Idea.
> > I don't know YTF you'd want to do that or take such a
> > risk.
> >
> > Chip Atkinson
> > Tesla list
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