Re: TC discharge... safe or not

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Original poster: "Allanh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <allanh-at-starband-dot-net>

There is an old saying, there are old technicians and there are bold
technicians, but there are NO old, bold technicians. I always keep that in
mind, especially when playing with HV.

allan

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Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: TC discharge... safe or not


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 > Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > Early on, I got a little too close to the sparks running about 5kw or so.
 > I'm not sure if I was actually hit or not, but definitely within inches. I
 > was holding my arms up trying to see if I could feel a charge the nearer
 > and nearer I got to the coil without actually getting hit (NEW COILER
 > STUPIDITY). A day or two later, my arm was in a very deep pain. I would
 > describe the pain as similar to bursitis or arthritis. It was quite
 > annoying, painful (a deep ache), and lasted about a week or so. I have no
 > doubt my arm was subjected to RF currents and did a bit of cooking (by
 > either an unseen/unfelt attached spark or coupled in someway to pass
 > currents through my arm).
 >
 > As coils increase in power, the sparks grow. Often coilers run in their
 > garage or similar environment. How often do we increase spark length just
 > to the point of the sparks not reaching us? Probably too often. Granted,
 > this event performed in my new coiler days was completely and utterly the
 > dumbest thing I've ever done, but running long sparks at high powers very
 > near to "you" is "just as dumb".  I was lucky, you may not be. Leave the
 > longs sparks for safe outdoor running and keep a goodly distance between
 > you and the sparks.
 >
 > Take care,
 > Bart
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > >Original poster: "Jeff W. Parisse by way of Terry Fritz
 > ><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jparisse-at-teslacoil-dot-com>
 > >
 > >TCML,
 > >
 > >Original poster: "Steven Ward"
 > > > What happened with the tube coil?
 > >
 > >I will offer my anecdote as long as the science types don't flame me for
 > >offering an anecdote (there are those on this list that went to e-school
 > >and learned that anecdotal evidence is no evidence at all - I disagree).
 > >
 > >I cooked my feet. I often demonstrated the "light bulb" trick to
 > >visiting friends (passed discharge through 15W light bulb to hand;
 > >lighting bulb). After many months I finally correlated the pain in my
 > >feet to the occurrence of the trick. I believe that the current was
 > >passing well within my body and "cooking" my feet on its way to ground
 > >(I would stand with rubber soled shoes on a thick rubber mat). On one
 > >occasion, I was unable to walk for two days; this was no "skin effect",
 > >the pain was deep tissue.
 > >
 > >I have other friends who watch this list who have also had deep muscle
 > >pain after testing the "skin effect".
 > >
 > >
 > >Parisse's law: Fsec > Fpain
 > >
 > >
 > >Jeff W. Parisse
 > >www.teslacoil-dot-com
 > >
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