Re: Pig current?

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Original poster: "Ray von Postel by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <vonpostel-at-prodigy-dot-net>

Dr. Resonance:
    I applaud your recommendation for caution, but would like to suggest
that lights are not safety devices..   The light being off tells you the
 circuit , and xfmr, MAY be off, or the bulb MAY be burned out.  Even 
circuit breakers
can indicate they are tripped but the circuit they serve may be 
energized.  There is still
a lot to be said for old fashioned cartridge fuses that you can put in 
 your pocket while
working on high voltage equipment.  Lights are impressive, dress things 
up, and make
good theater, but please don't bet your life on them!

Oh for the days of the slate switch board, open knife switches, and 
rheostats that required
two hands to turn.  At least when some one got fried you were sure it 
was carelessness and
not failure of a two bit item!  Shades of the "Frankenstein" movie set!

Ray

Tesla list wrote:

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>Be very very cautious with a pole xmfr.  One mistake with these units
>usually is fatal.  Have a flashing red light wired into the circuit
>somewhere so you always know when the HV is "on".  A smaller flasher button
>fits into the bottom of the lamp socket to make it flash.
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>Best regards,
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>Dr. Resonance
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