Re: [TCML] Florida coilers?

["Henry Hallam" <hallam@xxxxxxx>]

Safety precautions apply to coilers of all ages.  I first started
experimenting with high voltage at age 13 and was using 8-stack MOTs
by 15.  I am 21 now and have never had a shock.
These power levels are completely unforgiving but young people are
capable of understanding and respecting that.

Henry


On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 11:19 AM, David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Dave Goodfellow is also in the Tampa-St.Pete area. I certainly
> do not want to sound condescending but when you say that you're
> 15 years old and that you have a "10 kva pole pig to play with",
> that concerns me a bit, from a safety standpoint. I'm sure that you
> are aware of the inherent dangers of high voltage electricity but
> with a fully energized pole distribution transformer, one mishap
> that puts you in physical contact with its high voltage side will
> likely prove FATAL! End of story! In my humble opinion, you
> should just let the pole pig sit idle and collect dust for the next
> few years until you have matured a bit more and have had that
> much more experience with electricity under your belt before
> you start actively energizing it for your entertainment. As I said,
> I certainly do not wish to offend or "talk down to you" in any
> way. I am just concerned for your personal safety. I (and proba-
> bly a good percentage of the resident list members) would never
> knowingly sell (or give) a pole transformer, or any other potentially
> lethal high voltage device, to anyone under 21 years of age. How-
> ever, I have to say that it does sound like you have already advanced
> your basic knowledge of coiling pretty far for your relative youth.
>
> Be careful,
> David
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Forcina" <forcijo10@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:20 AM
> Subject: [TCML] Florida coilers?
>
>
>> Hi.  I am pretty new to the list but i have been monitoring it for a
>> couple
>> months now so i decided that it was time to post.  I am 15 and i have a
>> large 6" coil that throws 6' streamers along with a half bridge sstc and i
>> am working on a drsstc.  I live in Bradenton Florida and i was wondering
>> if
>> there are any other coilers around the area that i can maybe meet and
>> exchange stuff with.  I have a 10kva pole pig to play with along with lots
>> of other cool high voltage stuff.
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