Re: [TCML] Touching 500Kv Tesla coil

[jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

amir gh wrote:
> hi.
> I showed my coil to my parents and family but it looks like they didn't
> interest much in it So for more thrill i'm going to touch my coil while i'm
> not touching ground (sitting on a wooden chair).
> NST is 12 @ 30mA
> and coil is ~ 500Kv in small current
> Javatc says that freq is ~ 180Khz
> Is it going to kill me?

Probably not, but a bad, bad idea anyway.

You may not feel a shock (the RF frequency is above the maximum response 
frequency of the nerves).  You might feel the heat as the current burns 
you, or you might not.

You might get a nasty deep burn, which can take a while to heal.

You could have a spark streamer contact the primary and you at the same 
time, and since sparks are a pretty good conductor, that's like touching 
your NST output with your finger.


There *are* people who do this stunt, but they've given it a lot of 
thought as far as safety goes, and they have studied the (fortunately 
relatively few) injuries and deaths that have occurred to make sure they 
don't duplicate it.
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