Re: NON-static shocks from unpowered secondary?

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


> >I live in Southern Ontario, and it gets very dry in the winter.
>>With a bit of shuffling, I can pull 1"+ static sparks. In fact, I do
>>this all the time on purpose - I KNOW what static shocks feel like.

	I suggest that is what THOSE static shocks feel like.
	Such shocks come in all manner of power levels and
	voltages.  Specifically effect (energy) is affected by
	capacity (there is always one, even if a stray one)
	and the voltage.  Change either and the 'feel'
	changes. 

	Is this a bipolar or 'single ended' coil?

	Also, as aptly noted:
		WAS there another coil running near by?

> Hi Patrick...
 
> Many of us have also been nailed by the " unconnected" secondary

	Secondary or the form thereof???
	Can be hard to tell the difference.

> and have our own war stories. Thinking back on the "attack" I had,
>( prompted by your email) just maybe, remotely possible, something to
> think about,  I wonder if the body acts as a capacitor in conjunction
> with the secondary for that brief instant we recieve the shock ( and
> thats why it is so intence? and kinda like an AC feeling)  is it
> possible that between us and the secondary combination we get an
> oscilation for that microsecond of contact???

	Likely too fast for the human nervous system to feel.
	I think...

	best
	dwp