Re: High Voltage Experiment

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Original poster: "Bart B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi David,

Yes, my sonotube never once gave me a shock, and I think I've touched every 
secondary following a run (just to say "thanks for the show"!). [ after cap 
discharge following power down ]. Oddly, my 8.5" coil just happens to be 
the very close to my old 13" coil (69 kHz). The lower frequency coils 
(larger geometry's) haven't given my a shock (and yes, I've rubbed them. 
Sounds a little perverted, doesn't it!). The higher frequency coils (as 
Terry eluded to) did and still do give a shock. As a matter of fact I may 
do a quick run just to remind me.

That was fun. Small 46" arcs!  Little 12/60 does it's job! Hmmm, only a 
little ZAP, but still a ZAP, as expected. Nothing more however following 
the first zap. Now the small 2" coil woudl zap you for several "rubs". But 
hey, I just met a new neighbor! (what the hell was that!).

Take care,
Bart B.

Tesla list wrote:
> Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Bart,
>
> That's an interesting observation. Now that you mention it, it does
> seem that the "shocks" that I've experienced were with the smaller
> coils. I had also mentioned that I never got shocked with a "sono-
> tube" secondary coil coil either but that would be a "larger" coil, too,
> wouldn't it? Maybe others can shed some more light on this....
>
> David Rieben
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: High Voltage Experiments
>
>
> > Original poster: "Bart B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > This past year I've built some small'ish coils (less the 2" dia.). I've 
> > noticed the smaller coils have given me lot's of shocks. My 2" coil I 
> > would say is the most extreme (I would bet a lunch everyday that 
> > following a run and sometimes long after, I'll be shocked). My 4.5" coil 
> > also shocks me at times, but not as often. My 8.5" has never shocked me 
> > nor did my 13" coil.
> >
> > I claimed for a long time that "I have never been shocked by a coil" 
> > following a run, but then, I started coiling with a large coils and began 
> > building smaller and smaller. It wasn't until the 4.5" and especially the 
> > 2" coil that I actually got a taste of what others were claiming for so 
> > long (actually, getting shocked on purpose just to see how many times a 
> > coil would shock me). Rubbing the coil really helps (a lot!).
> >
> > Just an observation. BTW, except for the 13" coil, all the rest were pvc, 
> > same 24 awg spool on pcv form coated with Marine Spar Varnish.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Bart B.
> >
> > Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Hi Bill,
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