Re: Demos (Re: Model T Spark Coil Powered Tesla Coil)

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

Tesla list wrote:
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> Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>
> 
> Please be mindful. That old MOD "T" coil puts out 36,000 volts, while not
> viewed as lethal It will distort your vocabulary and your social standing
> should you touch the high voltage button terminal while running it.

	hmmmmm.

	Measured?

	When i used to use such a coil, the achievable 'primary'
	gap spark over looked more like 3600v.  (I'd no meter at the
	time & it may have been a weak coil...)  36,000 would spark over
	an inch or so, without looking it up....

	best
	dwp