Re: dangers in standing to close to a tesla coil

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Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi,

The real danger is the output of the four MOTs 
finding it's way to you!!  That would be "bad"!!

Just put a sharp point like a nail on the 
toroid.  The streamers will start from a sharp 
point without manual help just fine.

Cheers,

        Terry

At 01:26 AM 4/20/2006, you wrote:
> Hello, i recently lit up my 3" coil and am 
> wondering, what are the possible hazards of 
> standing like 3 feet away?  I am running a 4 
> stack MOT, 25nF cap, static gap, 0.48uF pri and 
> 21mH sec.  For some reason, I dont get any 
> streamers or outbreaks unless i hold a ground 
> rod right next to the topload, then i get about 
> 8 inch sparks.  But, I dont feel to comfertable 
> standing that close to it, is there any safety 
> concern?  like RF burns, carcinogens, etc.
> Thanks
>
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