Re: [TCML] FreakySpeaker mk1 - A SHOCKING question! lol

["Grant Visser" <freeekyg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Steve,

LOL Glad to hear that I am not the only one! I was just suprised that
I even felt the jolts I did considering the low power of my coil and
the fact that the little blighters had to travel through glass,
quickly travel over 3 feet in the low density gas and again through
the glass to my hand! ....... To go to all that trouble for little or
no path to ground just seemed weird to me!

Then again, I guess it could simply be the TC's way of "reminding" us
to stay vigilant and not get too over-confident!

:-)

All the best
Grant

2008/9/11  <shobley@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> I had exactly the same thing happen to me.
>
> Firstly, the arcs from the secondary are not harmless, and do your body no
> real good.
>
> With that in mind, it's now 2 weeks since I got the shock, and I still seem
> to be working OK.
>
> I wouldn't make a habit of it, but the odd shock from the *secondary* is
> not detrimental.
> The primary on the other hand carries way more current, and I would not
> want to get anything from that.
>
> The biggest danger from secondary emmissions is where the streamer touches
> you, and the primary, at the same time. This opens up a conduction path
> from the primary to you - and has been known to be fatal.
>
> Steve
>
> On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:04:26 +0200, "Grant Visser" <freeekyg@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Me again ;)
>>
>> While I am at it! A side question! ... This afternoon while "showing
>> off" to some friends I got a "SUPRISE" shock that I would like to know
>> more about PLEASE! LOL ...
>>
>> I was demonstrating how the coil can light an unconnected fluorescent
>> tube from a distance while holding the tube in my hand. I was holding
>> the tube by the glass well away from the end point and happened to
>> draw some sparc with it's other end from the torroid which I FELT as a
>> series of well placed jolts into my hand. It gave me more of a fright
>> than anything else but it was enough to make me nervous of doing that
>> again! .....
>>
>> What are the ACTUAL FACTS in respect to this kind of induced shock?
>> What are the real world precautions and what are the ACTUAL
>> possibilities? I am well aware of the dangers of high voltage and even
>> more aware of the burns that high power RF can give and as much as I
>> do of course want to follow every precaution I would also like to get
>> as much out of the experience as possible! ..... and the "trial and
>> error" method in this case just somehow seems like a bad way of going
>> about it! *g*
>>
>> Many many thanks in advance
>>
>> Grant aka FreakyG
>> Randburg, South Africa
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