Re: hot dog (Safety)

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Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

If you should try to cook a sausage or anything else by poking two nails 
into it and attaching the nails to 120VAC mains, please remember that you 
are dealing with a mains voltage supply and that it is very dangerous. You 
should at least implement some rudimentary safety precautions, such as a 
fuse in line with the power plug and well insulated connections. I would 
also include some kind of label with a warning about the danger of getting 
shocked by contact with the nails (electrodes).
I know a lot of people tend to take these things for granted but I still 
think it is important to constantly remind ourselves about safety. Over the 
years, I have known way too many people who have injured themselves fooling 
around with their various hobbies, me included. :-((
Paul
Think Positive

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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 12:55 AM
Subject: RE: hot dog

> Original poster: "William Noble" <william_b_noble@xxxxxxx>
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> to cook a hot dog youi need current. power = I^2R.  tesla gives you low
> current high voltage, and high freq, so you get surface effect conduction,
> no penetration.
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> take two small nails, tie each one to a conductor, push a nail into each
> end of the sausage, and put an outlet on the other end of the wires and
> plug into 110AC, it will cook it perfectly.
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>>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: hot dog
>>Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 19:16:27 -0600
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>>Original poster: "Steven Steele" <sbsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>>I tried to cook a hot dog with my tesla coil.
>>It didn't work.
>>I think it might have something to do with bein fresh out of the package and
>>still wet.
>>Any thoughts or ideas?
>>I'm gonna leave a dog outside tonight to dry and try it again tomarrow.
>>
>>Steven Steele
>>By the way, Terry, I've got a video of what I did today with the coil. it's
>>kind of big, but can I send it to you and have you put it on the website?
>>
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