Re: arc length/secondary length and magnifier questions

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Original poster: "Brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net>

Yea, only one chance with a pig, usually the first is also the last. I have
been hit in the head and glasses a few times with 550 watts going in, it
doesnt hurt any more than getting hit by a baseball bat! Makes you feel real
stupid when it happens..cul be safe brian f.

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Subject: Re: arc length/secondary length and magnifier questions


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com>
>
> In a message dated 8/31/02 11:03:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
> >
> > Hi, well my short coil is 1/3 the length of the streamers. You are
finding
> > out why Tesla coils are so much fun. The electricity goes where it wants
to.
> > That is a good reason not to draw arcs to a ground rod holding it in
your
> > hand. it might jump to you instead of ground. My first toroid is a pair
of
> > frying pans and one is tapered on the bottom so it tends to lift the
arcs up
> > away from the strike ring. a toroid tends to make arcs go out
horizontally
> > most of the time. Still after all this the electricity goes where it
wants
> > to go!. cul brian f.
>
>
>
> Ni Brian, all,
>
> Yep, been there done that back in my earlier coiling days. I once
> had a coil that was throwing about 4 to 5 ft streamers and I was
> operating it in a small portable metal shed (8 x 8)! Not too smart,
> I know. Anyway, I had a ~24" long metal tube that I grounded on
> one end and I was holding it as a discharge wand to the output
> terminal of my coil. One of the streamers decided that my forearm
> was a more attractive target than the near end of the grounded me-
> tal tube :-O, even though the end of the metal tube was obviously
> closer to the discharge globe than my arm. Needless to say, it
> smarted! Now-a-days, I've learned to play a little safer, espeacially
> with a pole pig system!!
>
> David Rieben
>
>
>