Re: what the #-at-$%!!!!!!!!

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Me ;-),

A little hard to make out the situation there.  But basically "you" and
what your touched were at a different voltage potential and current passed.
 If your were insulated, you may have built up basic static electric charge
(maybe a big one ;-)).  Or some current may have leaked through the
slippers to some ground.

Noting how others have gone before you :-))

http://www.krampf-dot-com/programsfolder/p_howsparks.html

You will probably live though this one ;-)...  Low level static shocks are
of no concern compared to what some of us can get hit by.  A 14.4kV pole
pig transformer can cook you up for lunch but it sounds like you just got a
good static jolt:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/sparky_2.doc

Best to stay far back from a coil when it is running since the primary
circuit is loaded for bear and you don't want to get hit by that business.

Cheers,

	Terry



At 08:35 PM 9/18/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>about 20 seconds ago, i just got zapped while messing with the nozzle (where 
>the air passes) of my spark gap.  i just felt a sting on the area that got 
>hit.
>
>Here are the details:
>1. i was sort of "ungrounded", because i was wearing slippers.  did this 
>limit the current passing through me?
>
>2. i am sort of........ ahem,..... heavyset. did this allow my body take the 
>shock?
>
>3. transformer frequency is 20kHz
>
>4. current is 20mA
>
>5. the transformer's input is supposed to be 220V, but i only have 120V plug 
>thingies in my house.  i guess this lowers the output voltage...
>
>6. the spark gap was firing at the time i was zapped, so i guess most of the 
>electrons were busy jumping the gap, therefore only a few were available to 
>zap me right?
>
>
>
>
>P.S.- does this mean that i now have a carbon track running from my index 
>finger knuckle thingie to my foot?
>
>           will i get any special powers?           lol
>
>
>                                                            thanx guys,
>                                                            Me
>