Re: Re[2]: HELP WIRING NST PLEASE WEIRD

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Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com 


By the way, just because you *can't* feel any damage being done to you,
doesn't mean there is no damage being done to you.

Dan

 > The general rule is not to touch streamers.  Usually it can be done
 > with no problems, provided the arc hits a metal object you are
 > holding, not bare skin.  However, low-frequency components of the
 > output waveform can cause electric shock and possibly even death -- it
 > depends greatly on the specific coil and how it operates.  The
 > resistive heating from current flow through your body can also cause
 > damage, but that requires a great deal of power before it becomes an
 > issue.  I have taken arcs from a solid state coil operating at around
 > 1kW, and could feel warmth at the interface betweent he metal
 > electrode and my hand, though it caused no injury.  For now, you
 > should probably avoid touching the streamers.
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 > Mike Poulton
 > MTP Technologies
 > mpoulton-at-mtptech-dot-com
 > KC0LLX (70cm AM ATV, 33cm/12cm FM ATV, Omaha, NE)
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