Re: 1920's Tesla Coil, Fischer Type H, 12 AMP !!

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: 1920's Tesla Coil, Fischer Type H, 12 AMP !!
From: boris petkovic <petkovic7-at-yahoo-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 10:55:07 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme



Hi Jeff and others, 
> 
> Now, the scary thought is that 12 amps of are being
> drawn from the mains.  
> These 12 amps charged the condenser and were passed
> through the gaps in the 
> usual fashion to the primary coil.  As the secondary
> coil is the same amount 
> of turns, the current induced in the secondary is
> EXTREMELY high -- and THIS 
> current was conducted DIRECTLY to the patient
> through metal electrodes.  If 
> these electrodes were not in DIRECT contact with the
> skin, an arc would form 
> instantly burning a hole in the skin!
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Would you make this clear for me.WHERE IS THIS (EFFECTIVE 12 A?!)
CURRENT MEANT TO FLOW THROUGH?HAND TO HAND POWER OF THIS MAGNITUDE (> 5
KW) DEVELOPED IN BODY WOULD BE AFTER VERY SHORT TIME FATAL TO
MAN(REGARDING JUST HEAT).EVEN THROUGH THE LARGE CONTACT SURFACES (PATH
CHEST-BACK) 12 A/surface current "density" is very problematic.(I have
data that more of 1 kw developed over any part of body shouldn't be
reached(overheating!).
Regards,
Petkovic Boris.
     
> Patients were often petrified, and Fischers large
> manual has a chapter 
> devoted to preparing the patients for such scary
> treatments, and calming 
> those already scared out of their wits!
> 
> 


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