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Re: Beginner's coil safety
Beginner's coil? With, by my calculations, about 5 miles of wire?
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Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 8:48 PM
Subject: Beginner's coil safety
>Original Poster: Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>
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>Hi All,
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> I just wanted to mention that my present posts about my "beginner's coil"
>are describing some very dangerous experiments.
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> The 1.7uF caps charged to 1500 volts are quite dangerous. Also the 8.3
>kHz resonant frequency of this system is definitely in a frequency range
>were your nerves WILL feel a shock. In fact it will easily knock the
>#$%#%$ out of you. This system uses 2 joules of energy which is 1/2 what a
>15kV 60mA neon system would use. It could kill you if you were not
careful!
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> I thought this was going to be a sweet little 4 inch spark thing
>originally. The final "beginner" version probably will be. However, I
>never imagined that my little "killer" system would grow into the
>potentially REAL KILLER system it is now!
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> I have gotten vary carried away with the excellent results I have had so
>far. I just wanted to explain that this little system, used in the special
>"testing" I have described, is not for the "beginner". Eventually, it
>should be worked down into a cool little coil of reasonable safety.
>However, my quest for the longer sparks has driven me to use some pretty
>dangerous amounts of power. These experments should not be copied by those
>with less than excellent knowledge of high voltage and the other dangers
>involved in this type of experimentation. There are perhaps unknown
>dangers in this new type of system which need considerable knowledge and
>experience to guard against.
>
> Of course, like everything in our hobby, what you do, you do at your own
>risk!
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> Terry
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