RE: SSTC CW Coils and Hazards

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>



Low frequency RF emissions have been the subject of debate on this group
for some time now.  It seems the few who have participated in this
discussion (See archives for past discussions) appear not to be too
concerned about the low frequency (100s khz) RF emissions, however I
myself am not convinced.  Although the primary concern for these
frequencies is I*R heating, there must be some hazard associated with it
especially considering the close proximity one is in when operating
these coils.

Of course, Tesla himself lived to a ripe old age, although he did go off
the deep end in the end.  Perhaps his brain *did* get cooked by years of
RF emissions, strong magnetic fields, etc...

I guess until concrete information regarding this is determined, common
sense should dictate your actions around these coils.

The Captain




 > My thoughts on this are "If a cell phone transmission may cause brain
 > cancer, what are these CW coils doing to us" ?
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 > Paul S. Marshall