Re: tesla safety?

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

Lessee:

	4* 12000* 0.03

I make that a bit under 1.5kw.  All of which (sooner or later)
shows up as heat (bar any RF leakage...)

Fairish sort of space heater.

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Daniel Hess by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhess1-at-us.ibm-dot-com>

> Larry;
 
> It's the excitement. Happens to me all the time...
 
> Daniel
 
> "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> on 03/26/2002 08:51:22 AM
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> Subject:    tesla safety?
 
> Original poster: "Laurence Davis by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <meknar-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 
>> I've noticed while running my coil, that even though its in a cool
>> basement, that the apparent ambient temperature

	Is there a thermometer?

>>seems to climb. even after only running it for 5-10 minutes.

>> coil: 4x 12kv/30ma nst, 26nf plate cap, static gap, approx 940turns
>>22awg on 4.5" pvc. (25.5" wrapped length), tapped at turn 5 on pri.
>> inner radius of flat pri: 7.125" using 1/4" refrig tubing on 1/2"
>>spacing.  static gap is made out of zinc fender washers on a 2x4
>>with some nuts to adjust gap.

>>the fan i'm using doesn't seem to quench the gap much.

>> is this an affect of a high dose of ozone?

	Dunno.

>> i doubt i would be writing this if I had experienced rf heating.
>>(right?)

	rf heating is sometimes used therapeutically...

	best
	dwp