Re: Early versions of Tesla's coil

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi me,
 >
 > At 10:32 AM 7/6/2003 -0700, Terry Fritz wrote:
 >
 > >You bet they are still made ;-))
 > >
 > >http://www.electrotechnicproduct-dot-com/
 > >
 > >....
 > >
 > >I don't know when the original patent for those things was, but it has to
 > >be one of the oldest electrical products that is still the same today as
 > >it always was.  You won't find a whole lot of UL, CSA, TUV, GSA, MIC, KEY,
 > >MOU, SE labels on it either :o)))  One of the best products ever made!!
 >
 > Oops!!  I guess they "are" UL listed :o)))
 >
 > 
http://www.electrotherapymuseum-dot-com/Forgotten_Tesla_Technologies/Kicking-Coil_Apparatus/images/c1010012.jpg
 >
 > BTW - Don't play with these in the bathtub.  The tip is connected directly
 > to the AC line and maybe "hot" depending on how it is plugged in...
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry

	Since these are relatively low power devices and don't draw a lot of
line current you could use an ordinary isolation transformer to give you
line isolation safety.  Why don't you try it and tell us what you find
out?

Ed