RE: question on safety

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Original poster: "Qndre Qndre" <qndre_encrypt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Michael,

don't fear your circuit since this will cause you to make mistakes. 
Don't put your hands on the circuit carelessly since this will cause 
you to make mistakes as well. When adjusting the circuit, for example 
the tuning by moving the tap, adjusting the coupling, etc. unplug the 
circuit from the mains and discharge every single cap of the MMC. 
Adjust the circuit and plug it in AFTER you have finished working on 
it. While it is in operation avoid contact with the circuit at all costs.

It doesn't matter what will happen if you make sure it will NOT 
happen. It's like taking a car and intentionally crashing it into the 
next tree. It's a good thing if your car is safe in case of a crash. 
But this shouldn't make you want to try out what happens.

Regards, Q.

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Original poster: "Michael Ong" <omenowner725@xxxxxxxxxxx>

hello, today i was presenting my tesla coil for my school project, 
and i got asked if it was fatal to touch the spark gap or charged 
caps. I honestly didn't know the answer to this question and was 
wondering if  anyone could answer it for me. my coil runs at 8kv 30ma 
with a cap size of .01uf and i have always just assumed it was unsafe 
to touch and in any case will give you a burn, who cares if it will 
kill you. the chart on my class room says that 30ma is close to 
"possibly" fatal, but it seems like there are a lot of factors like 
the voltage, the path it takes through your body, your body 
resistance at the time, and the climate conditions that plan key 
roles. anyways i was wondering if there was an easy answer to this 
question of how many amps/volts will kill you or if there are just 
too many factors that are undetermined to correctly give an answer. 
thanks again for the help
-Michael