Re: Skin depth (again) was: Re: Newbie with questions...

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Original poster: The MCP <ejkeever-at-comcast-dot-net> 

Ok - I'm convinced. No more sparks for me today :) At any rate, I think the
apparent lack of damage to me might be because the coil is operating so far
below what it should (3.5" vs 17"). But still - no more for me.

On Saturday 13 September 2003 10:48 am, Tesla list wrote:
 > Original poster: robert & june heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>
 >
 > As frequency increases dammage also increases. at some frequencies the
 > power travels on the surface of the skin, but as the frequency increases
 > above that dammage increases again. At 23CM a few milli watts will dammage
 > you and at 2CM it will cook you. IN GENERAL KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT OF SPARKS.
 > Robert  H