Re: Interesting Skin Depth Data

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• Subject: Re: Interesting Skin Depth Data
• From: "Alex Crow" <user-at-alexcrow.clara-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 08:17:20 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Antonio,

Yes, I thought that should be the effect...Obviously not something to allow
with
bigger coils....

Alex


Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>
> The arcs start when the potential difference between the terminal and
> (in the case) you is high enough, in absolute value. What you feel is
> a series of DC discharges, in no way different from discharges from an
> electrostatic generator. The case when you don't feel the discharge
> happens when you are directly connected to the terminal, insulated from
> the ground, and possibly producing streamers to the air from points
> attached to your body (-not- arcs to ground). In this case there are
> only RF currents, mainly at the coil operating frequency, through you.
> Arcs always have a strong DC component, that you feel.
>
> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz

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