Re: [TCML] Chris Bohrs' RF burn

["Dr. John W. Gudenas" <comsciprof@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bart
If the secondary was even close to the resonance frequency of the VTTC  
it would be a nasty RF burn.
However, it doesn't matter too much as touching any metal without  
tight contact can cause RF burns as your body will have a greater  
charge and have a potential difference with the metal.
RF burns are likely the most insidious thing about running a VTTC.   
That burnt beef-roast smell is...... well ......  not appetizing.
John W. G.

John W. Gudenas, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science

On Apr 13, 2009, at 7:44 PM, bartb wrote:

> Christoph Bohr wrote:
> > Only negative aspect I could find, I got myself a nasty RF burn.
> > No, I did not try to touch the spark or something like this. I just
> > held another secondary coil from another projekt in my hands while
> > the VTTC was running, and suddenly my finger hurt and it smelled
> > very unpleasant.... beginners mistake, could have foreseen that...
>
> I wouldn't call this a beginners mistake.
> I've never heard of someone getting an rf burn from holding another  
> secondary, but then, it's not a common situation.
> Was the secondary completely unconnected to anything else (sort of  
> say a small secondary coil)?
>
> Bart
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John W. Gudenas, Ph.D.
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