Re: RF field strength - SSTC coils

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Dan,

It seems that maybe since you use a signal generator to feed your SSTC, you 
are slightly out of tune and this causes your coil to radiate so much 
power.  My SSTC does not give me any zaps or anything when i touch ground, 
even with a 14" spark firing off of it.  Its a feedback driven coil, so its 
always perfectly in tune.  Maybe thats your problem?

Steve Ward


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: RF field strength - SSTC coils
>Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 17:46:18 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
>
>Anyone measure the RF field strength of their SSTCs??
>
>I'm becoming more and more concerned that the high field strength may be
>quite hazardous.
>I was running my SSTC (half-rectified) but with a very small arc output, and
>the RF field was strong
>enough to put a very bad burn on my finger when I was adjusting an audio
>oscillator about 6 ft away from the SSTC.
>It was a pretty good burn complete with smoke and the smell of burning
>flesh.  Now i have a hard white burn remnant
>on my finger.
>
>I'll have to borrow the Narda meter again and try to make a good survey of
>the RF field.
>
>The Captain