Re: nst shock

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Garry F. by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<garryfre-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> In 1974, I got a shock off of a 9kv/20 ma NST through both arms! I had
> turned off the unit at the switch but the switch was defective. It was not
> hooked up to anything and I tried to move it and place hands on both
> terminals.
> 
> It shook me up good and that's about it there.
> 
> I had no long-term effects except that I never assume anything isn't
> charged, even if the thing is still unplugged. I never trust myself any
> farther than I can throw a fully loaded and operating washing machine!


	As a matter of interest, "NEON SIGNS" by Miller and Fink, circa 1935,
says that the only danger from a shock by an NST is falling off a sign
platform.  Baloney!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ed