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RE- How do you get the guts
Subject: RE- How do you get the gu
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 1997 12:43:00 GMT
From: robert.michaels-at-online.sme-dot-org (Robert Michaels)
Organization: Society of Manufacturing Engineers
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
I recommend gin, tho several of my friends use a six-pack
or two. (One guy uses those funny-looking {and
smelling} cigarettes - swears by them)
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How old are you, Shawn? If you're under 20-something, guts
shouldn't be a problem! Twenty-something to thirty-some-
thing, the above may help. Thirty-something to 40-something
-- double the above. Above 40-something -- forget it!
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Actually, you can be shocked by a disruptive-discharge coil.
Only vacuum-tube or solid-state coils are assuredly safe
for human contact.
Safest way to experiment:
Make yourself an insulated platform and stand on
it when you take the discharge. That should keep
you safe in most instances.
For a small coil you can quickly assemble such a
stand by placing 4 glass tumblers on the floor
upsidedown. Place a glass casserole or cake dish
upsidedown on top of the 4 tumblers (which should
be at the 4-corners of an imaginary rectangle).
Stand on this. It will easily hold your weight
(unless you're a really big mutha).
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A safety technique used by a friend is to take a swing at
the terminus of a coil. He holds a short metal rod in his
hand. With arm extended (and torso twisted at the waist), he
sweeps the rod =swiftly= past the coil terminus, coming
into and rapidly out of strike range. If he is unexpectedly
shocked his own inertia should carry him out of danger.
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To specifically answer your question: 10-KHz. is the
generally accepted minimum frequency. Always start your
=personal= experiments at lowest practical power. And do
grip your electrode very firmly: even if not shocked you can
receive a painful rf burn if there's any sparking to your
skin.
Often electrified but never shocked
in -- Detroit, USA
Robert Michaels
T> From: Shawn Collins <rubidium-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
T>I have seen many pictures on various pages of people drawing sparks to
T>metal
T>objects they are holding on to. At what frequency of operation is this
T>safe,
T>and how did you ever get up the guts to try it ? I know the primary
T>side
T>can kill, but according to skin effect formula (which I can't find
right
T>now) at 170kHz the current is only .06" deep.
T>Thanks,
T>Shawn