Re: Toploads that bite

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Toploads that bite
From: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2000 11:54:15 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi Ross,
             I'd say you had the charge, with respect to the rf ground.
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Regards
Nick Field
> I was unfortuanate to get a static electricity shock
> form the topload of my coil yesterday which felt like
> the time when i discharded a crt to my hand. I got it
> when i was removing it after a short run with the
> mains off. Ive heard this happens to other people too.
> It seems strange that about 15 Kv could build up on a
> topload which has a electrical resistance of 32 ohms
> to ground mesured(which proves there is no gap between
> secondy terminal and topload).
>
> Could my shock of been because the charge built up on
> me insted of the coil load. I was wearing rubber soled
> shoes.
>
> Any thoughts ?
>
>
> Ross Ogden
> Scotland
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