Re: coil setup

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


If a 60 Hz source such as a pole xmfr is directly connected to a coil of
wire that has a relatively low resistance, ie, 20-100 Ohms, and you touch
the output end, you will probably die or get seriously burned.  20-100 Ohms
is not enough series resistance to stop 14.4 kV at over 750 mA.  Your 70%
water body and this resistance now become the load (there is no decoupling
because there is no resonance at 60 Hz with this coil) and you will get
cooked by the 5-10 kVA power level in milliseconds.

BTW, please, don't anyone on the list try this with their body.

Dr. Resonance
 >
 > Thats not true.
 > There is still decoupling that occurs even in directly connected
 > primary/secondary systems that eliminates all the 60Hz signal from the
 > output.
 >
 > Dan
 >
 >
 >  > For safety it's best to just ground the sec. coil and not connect it to
 > the
 >  > primary.  Otherwise deadly 60 Hz can be found on the RF output.
 >  >
 >  > Dr. Resonance
 >
 >
 >