Re: HV accident (Ceiling strikes) (fwd)

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Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:26:11 -0300
From: Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz <acmdq@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: HV accident (Ceiling strikes) (fwd)

Tesla list wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:38:22 +0000
> From: Jeff Behary <jeff_behary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> The inert gas in the bulb ionised from the coil and caused a direct short, 
> likely a lot more current in that short burst than the 20 amp line that fed 
> the socket.   Had to replace the wiring, the socket, the lamp, a section of 
> wall, and (very nearly) the pants I was wearing!
>   
This gives the idea of an interesting experiment with Tesla coils: A 
burned out lamp could be used as a switch
to light another lamp in series with it and the power line, or a 
battery. Would this really work?

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz