Re: Mad experiment

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Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>

I read of such an experiment years passed by a man with sewing thimbols on
each finger and wired under his clothing to prevent burning off his finger
tips. I beleave it was written up in popular science in the late 1950's. Not
the kind of stunt I would recomend any one try.
   Robert  H

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> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:33:26 -0600
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> Subject: Mad experiment
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> Original poster: "=?koi8-r?B?98nL1M/S?= by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <henergy-at-mail.ru>
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> In Internet I many times saw photos with such content. The man
> costs(stands) on an isolated support,
> to it(him) the reel of a Tesla and from fingers of this man in air strewed
> streamers is connected.
> And it not a double exposure. I would like to iterate such mad
> experiment... It is clear, that the
> responsibility for it I take on myself. From here questions. Whether the
> Tesla coil with such parameters
> will approach for these purposes: power 450W, target voltage about 850KV,
> resonant frequency about 100Khz?
> The arcs from such coil have length about 25см. From what, and what height
> it is desirable to make an isolated
> support? How to make, that the streamers went only from fingers? Where it
> is necessary to connect the reel
> (to hands, legs?)? Whether there is an odds, what clothes on me?
> 
> Somebody in this dispatch did(made) similar (connection to itself flyback
> it is not considered)?
> 
> Once again I underline: the responsibility I take on myself and perfectly I
> realize danger of this experiment.
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> Best regards,
> Viktor                          mailto:henergy-at-mail.ru
> http://www.high.h1.ru
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