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Re: Re[2]: NST's ARE ALL DEADLY !!!!!!!!

I wonder how to judge how "bad" these shocks are?  Are they static electric
shocks like we get on a cold winters day?  Are they powerful static
electric shocks like we get on insulated objects around Tesla coils ;-)
Are they 120 VAC line shocks?  Are are they big shocks as when one
discharges the primary cap with ones hand...

Different people interpret shocks to different degrees.  I get static
shocks all the time around TC equipments and I don't even think about it.
If I get bit by 120 VAC, after determining that I am still alive, I hardly
give it a second thought either...  

It is difficult to tell what is going on here because we are not sure what
kind of shock and how sever it was.  Static charges build up on insulator
around the area of Tesla coils as a mater of course.  A person near a coil
can also get a substantial charge such that if they touch something
grounded they get a good jolt.  But that is a powerful static electric shock.

When "I" worry about shocks around TCs, I worry about 120 VAC, 15kVAC, and
the primary tank cap charge.  I disregard all the little static electric
shocks in between.  However, I wonder if these static shocks are the issue
here...

I have been "zapped" probably thousands of times so I don't worry about it.
 But others are no doubt far more alert to "any" shocks.

Cheers,

	Terry

At 06:27 PM 03/04/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>
>I got bit 3 times last week. twise from a shutdown and unplugged NST bank 
>when I grabbed the Primary side (110VAC) connection several seconds after 
>shutrdown.
>
>Also, while walking to the car holding the secondary coil, I got bit 5 
>times. Even AFTER we connected the top and bottom leads together and 
>grounded it out for a few seconds. Both of these have uas stumped, though we 
>think the Ground in the park may be floating a bit.
>
>Chris "Sparky" Boden
>The Geek Group
>www.geekgroup-dot-org
>
>>Original Poster: pmathus-at-learningco-dot-com
>>
>>      If you shut off the power to your Ladder, then, shorted the poles, 
>>how
>>      did you get shocked?  Did you have a cap across the leads or
>>      something?  If you actually unplugged the transformers I don't see 
>>how
>>      you could get shocked. . .  .am i missing something?
>>
>>      paul
>>
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>  I've also been shocked by the same 12/60 when i shut down and touched the
>>two poles of the jacobs ladder. The last time i was shocked was by a 15/90
>>nst bank. I shut off the power and waited a few seconds and shorted out the
>>jacobs ladder pole. After that i went to take off the poles and i got quite 
>>a
>>shock too. <snip>
>>
>>
>>Not getting shocked anymore in California
>>-Alan
>>
>>
>>
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