Re[2]: Safety Considerations

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Original poster: Illicium Verum <sebas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Hello Chris,

Its just better not to do it. I don't know what a 2 second damage will be.

Knowing that Radio active material is damaging even while you don't 
feel it, I would not expose myself for 2 seconds to it. The same for 
a laser which burns your eys without feeling it, or looking into a 
welders arc. Some things are better not to do.

Best regards,

Sebastiaan


Wednesday, August 3, 2005, 10:27:04 AM, you wrote:


> Original poster: "Chris Fanjoy" 
<<mailto:zappyman@xxxxxxxxxxx>zappyman@xxxxxxxxxxx>



> Thanks for the advice, I'm glad you warned me about the potential for

> danger before I found out the hard way. I had intended to enclose the

> primary coil in a plexiglass cover anyway, as an additional

> precaution against the primary voltages. With the advice I've been

> given, I'll now keep my hands away from the sparks as well. But are

> you sure it wouldn't hurt to touch it even for a second or two?

> Especially with the staccato controller set to produce a very narrow,

> low-frequency pulse?


> Which brings the question; on just how big a VTTC would it be

> considered "safe" to touch the sparks??


> I hope to get this going within the next few days (if none of the

> components are bad), once this is eventually completed and is

> visually presentable I will make some pictures available.


> Thanks for your advice.





 >>From: "Tesla list" <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>

 >>To: <mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx

 >>Subject: Re: Safety Considerations

 >>Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 01:01:09 -0600


 >>Original poster: <mailto:FutureT@xxxxxxx>FutureT@xxxxxxx


 >>Happily VTTC's do not tend to destroy other electronic equipment.

 >>This is because the peak powers are much lower than spark gap

 >>Tesla coils.


 >>I'm glad to hear you're going to be using the staccato mode of

 >>operation.


 >>Regarding touching the sparks.  I'd suggest not touching them

 >>on a higher powered coil such as you are building.  The skin

 >>effect in humans is a myth.  The current goes though you it's

 >>simply that the frequency is too fast for the nerves to sense.

 >>So you can be cooking internally and not know it.


 >>Cheers,

 >>John








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Best regards,

Sebastiaan