Re: Toxic

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• Subject: Re: Toxic
• From: forlaser-at-gte-dot-net (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 08:21:41 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

ozone is exactyl what is causing the smell, it has quite a distinct 'sweet,
crisp'
smell to it quite difrent that any thing buring, ect... In fact, ozone is
resonsible for the crisp smell of the air after a thunder storm... it is
toxic in
high quantities, as is normal oxygen for that matter. as long as you don't
have any
respratory ailments such as asthma it isn't going to hurt you. you will become
uncomfortable from the smell long before you are exposed to a level that
may harm
you.
pyroguy


Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: Adam <psycho-at-tradewind-dot-net>
>
> Tesla List wrote:
>
> > Original Poster: Christopher Michaelis <cmichael-at-xmission-dot-com>
> >
> > When I run my coil, within a second I can smell an awful, crisp scent --
> > for about an hour or two after running it I can still smell it on my
clothes.
> >
> > It occured to me that it's probably ozone; Is it? How toxic is the stuff,
> > whatever it is?
> >
> > I run my coil in a very well ventilated area (in my backyard - very open
> > area).  Would wearing some kind of protective mask be advisable also, or
> > would it be useless?
> >
>
> I was under the impression that ozone was odorless, though I could be wrong.
> You should check to see whether there is any arcing under oil anywhere in the
> components.  Corona in the capacitor, for example, probably generates a
pretty
> awful stench.  I'd say there are other factors at work besides normal ozone
> production, but I don't know enough to say exactly what could be wrong.
>
> -Adam

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