Re: VDG's - dangerous

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Original poster: "cd by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <vbprg1-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Duely noted...
HV can be deadly in all its forms...

Thanks again for all the good advice
Chris Dowdy

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Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:07 AM
Subject: VDG's - dangerous


> Original poster: "Daniel McCauley by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
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> > > The information I have read kind of hinted at this but
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> > > went on to say that you didn't want to mess with this
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> > > dangerous stuff...
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> > Takes some care.  van de Graaf currents go up with
> > such a rig....
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> Yes, be careful.  Most people are under the impression that since a van de
> graaf generator is electrostatic, that it isn't dangerous.
> However, if you have a powerful VDG, and you have someone standing on an
> insulator (for hair raising) etc.., the body acts just like a capacitor
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> the same goes with those Leyden jars.  These discharges can provide enough
> current to be lethal, although very rare.
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> Dan
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