Re: [TCML] top load and photography (tripod grounding)

[bartb <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Peter,

This is what son's are for. I handle the coil. My son handles the 
camera. The camera and my son are electrically connected before the coil 
starts running. I'm free to do my thing. A second person really helps 
with camera's and coils (son or whoever).

Take care,
Bart

Peter Terren wrote:
> In truth I rarely push the on button these days.  I use the standard 
> or long range IR remote to avoid camera shake.
> If I am working alone then I am also controlling the variac and am 
> grounded to the metal handle but this is well out of harms way. If I 
> am using the camera manually then I will be behind the camera and 
> tripod and there will be very little pickup of HV from my body.
> Peter
> www.tesladownunder.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "S&JY" <youngs@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > There is still the danger of you acting as an antenna, so that when you
> > touch the grounded camera the difference in potential between it and you
> > could be enough to damage the camera.  Wearing a ground strap connected
> > through a string of a dozen or so 1 meg resistors to ground, or 
> > holding onto
> > the tripod with one hand, would make your body potential be closer to 
> > that
> > of the camera, thus avoiding damaging "tingles".
> > --Steve Y.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On 
> > Behalf
> > Of Peter Terren
> > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 7:46 PM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] top load and photography (tripod grounding)
> >
> > That was me. I do it because I was sometimes getting a little tingle 
> > when I
> > touched the camera when I am standing behind it suggesting the camera is
> > above earth potential. I don't want that voltage sparking onto the 
> > screen or
> >
> > eyepiece or plastic on button which could damage the camera.
> > If you are trying to avoid "unseen leaders" then you are expecting the
> > camera to be floating at many thousands of volts. Not safe at all.
> > Secondly, if there was a camera strike while I was holding the camera (I
> > don't get that close), then I would be protected and not the path to 
> > ground.
> > I stand by my decision to earth the tripod.
> >
> > Peter
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