Re: Flyback burn...was: TC discharge... safe or not

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>


>Odd, when I tryed zaping my finger nail

         From the 'primary' 15KHz flyback or from the
         Secondary (ca 100KHz).  They can act differently.

>it usally went along the surface of my fingernail to the

>VERY sensativ flesh at the end. (why was I shocking my

>fingernail? uhhh.. no idea really)

>> > Blah, you usally smell it or feel the burning pain
>> > befor it gets that far.

         There are all sorts of 'biodamage' possible
         under the pain threshold.  For a trivial
         simile:
                 Consider how easy it is to get sunburn,
                 quite badly, without feeling anything...


>> > But, you are right, you don't actauly feel the
>> > electrocution
.
>>Yeah, but I got an RF burn from a flyback and it
>>happened instantly.  I didn't have it grounded and I
>>stuck my thumb under the PCB where the bottom of the
>>secondary terminates.  It blasted a hole all the way
>>through my thumbnail and carbonized the flesh
>>underneath.  It was very painful and it took about 4-5
>>months to heal.


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