Re: NON-static shocks from unpowered secondary?

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Original poster: "Sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi All!
        While working on my 10" coil I got belted pretty bad by the
secondary while dismantling the coil.  It was a clear, dry evening, and I
got beaned by a 1/8" spark that burned and stung like the dickens (what is a
dickens anyway?)  So I yelped and snatched my hand back, and like a classic
idiot, figured "Okay, that hurt, I'll try it in a different spot."  Bzert!!!
And never one to learn, I grabbed it in yet a different spot with both hands
this time (sometimes my learning curve is flat enough to bowl on) and got
belted across both hands.  I finally wised up then and just left the darned
thing assembled and locked the garage for the night.
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Shad (Sundog)
G-2 #1203



> > Scot D
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> I believe that the charge is stored in the dielectric coating (varnish
> or whatever) on the outside of the secondary.  Reason is that when I
> touch one end of a "charged" secondary with one hand, and move the other
> along the coil I get repeated discharges, as the dielectric is
> discharged locally.  It's surprising how sharp and uncomfortable the
> jolts can be, even from a small coil.
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> Ed
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