Re: D.C. Danger with water gaps

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Original poster: "Steve Cook by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk>

In the early stage of using incandescent lights in theaters, water based
dimmers were quite common. Using a large container of water and a pair of
large carbon electrodes which could be raised and lowered into water.
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Subject: Re: D.C. Danger with water gaps


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
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> In a message dated 1/1/01 8:42:58 PM Pacific Standard Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
>
> <<
>  I've also heard of using barrels of water as resistive ballasts for tesla
>  coils.  This doesn't involve water heater elements.  Using a 55 gallon
>  poly drum full of water a person would just need to vary the depth
>  of two steel electrodes in the water to control the current.
>
>  -Mac
>   >>
>
> Hi Mac,
>
> I've heard of using this method of ballasting for welding, too.
> You just take standard line voltage and run it in series with
> the steel electrodes in the barrel. I personnally wouldn't want
> to try this method though, sounds like a real electrocutionn
> hazard if you ask me ;-I Also, you have to add some table salt
> to increase the conductivity.
>
> Keeping 'em Sparkin' in Memphis,
> David Rieben
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