Re: Stunts and Fatality

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Stunts and Fatality
From: Mark Finnis <mefinnis-at-medicine.adelaide.edu.au> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 22:09:47 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

At 20:57 13/05/99 -0600, you wrote:

>If it delivers more than 30 volts or 10mA yes.  Apparently, some people can
>find ways to kill themselves with as little as 30 volts. 10mA is the
>current level were shock effects can get serious.  Of course, any coil will
>exceed these levels by many orders of magnitude.  If a typical 10nF cap at
>20000 volts hits you and you are say 100 ohms, you will conduct 20kV at 200
>amps!!  I think ANY Tesla coil can kill you with ease...


Actually, the minimum transcardiac current inducing VF is LESS THAN 1 mA

We can induce VF with micro amps with intracardiac catheter devices.
Depends upon what goes through the heart.

YOU CANNOT make judgements as to what is safe.  The normal major barrier is
skin resistance.  Get hit by a streamer, with induced RF burn .... normal
skin R of several kOhm suddenly becomes a few hundred Ohm .......

Hmmmm ......


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