Re: [TCML] On a scale of one to ten...

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The nerves may not respond to electrical pain (rapid nerve contraction) but
the main damage is done by heat due to current conduction.

Dr. Resonance




On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 11:23 AM, <futuret@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jesse,
>
> My understanding is that the nerves in the human body cannot
> respond fast enough to feel (sense) the high frequency currents.
> Nevertheless, damage to the body may be occuring.? Ther was
> a long thread on this subject a couple of years ago on this list.
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frosty <frosty90@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 5:50 am
> Subject: Re: [TCML] On a scale of one to ten...
>
>
>
> hi all,
>
> Just something I've been thinking about on this mater recently,  perhaps
> its
> not the high frequency or skin effect (I very much doubt that you could
> apply the skin effect to a complex conductor like the human body) but the
> average current/energy that actually allows you to (usually) 'not feel'
> shocks from tesla coils. Does anyone actually have any data on what the
> average current in a streamer/leader from an average coil would be? I
> understand that the peak currents may (possibly) be rather high, but
> perhaps
> the average current is low enough not to be noticeable.
> Also, most would probably know that if you let a streamer strike your bare
> skin, you can certainly feel the point where it hits, but no (or very
> little) sensation anywhere else, so perhaps current density also has an
> important part to play, in conjuntion with or rather than the high
> frequency. This would explain such phenomena as being able to draw arcs to
> a
> firmly gripped screw driver (large surface area of hand= lower current
> density) where as streamers hitting skin can be painful (I have only tried
> this on small coils, and wouldnt dare even think about it on medium or
> bigger, remember Transtrom!), as the streamer only actually hits a small
> area of your skin, therefor a higher current density.
> Any thoughts?
>
> Cheers
> Jesse Frost
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