Re: [TCML] Florida coilers?

["John Forcina" <forcijo10@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am glad that people are starting to understand that i am very cautious and
i fully understand the lethality of mots and piggys and i know that one
mistake can be my last and i am very cautious with these things.  Anyway now
that is out of the way lets get back on subject.  Are there any more coilers
in florida that i may be able to meet and do stuff with?

On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Henry Hallam <hallam@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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