Re: electrocution experiences

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Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

I got hit once from my 1KVA coil - i leant down to check out my gap and i
got a short sharp strike on the shoulder - didnt feel anything, but there is
a scorch mark on my sweatshirt

Best Regards,
Jason

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Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: electrocution experiences


> Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> >Original poster: "J Whyte by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <xoom321-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> >Q: Anyone here been accidently hit by the secondary output streamers of a
> >LARGE tesla coil??? Any electrocution stories out their???
> >
> >(this maybe slightly off topic) but very important as a lesson in what
NOT
> >TO DO!!!
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> Havent been hit by a secondary streamer but was hit pretty hard by the
> secondary's ground tab when I was carrying it back to the shop after
> running it on a dry cold night...
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> I was carrying the secondary with both hands in front of me and the
> ground tab touched my leg about mid thigh and zapped me hard enuf to
> numb my leg for several minutes...  were talking unusable type of
> numb....  but this is starting to veer off into the topic of secondaries
> keeping the static charge which has been discussed pleanty of times :)
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> Scot D
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