Re: [TCML] Tesla Gun

[Roy Piepers <roy.piepers@xxxxxxxxx>]

Personally I'd go for something more lightweight. For my suit we've used
lightweight aluminum mesh. It's a little stiff but gets the job done
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roypiepers/6574785605/in/set-72157628573970633

Kind regards,

Roy Piepers

2012/6/22 Adam <teravolt.org+@xxxxxxxxx>

> Chainmail.
>
> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Harold Weiss <hweiss@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > You might want to try a titanium wetsuit.  They have a thin titanium foil
> > within the neoprene, but I don't know how conductive that might make the
> > suit.  But it does make the suit really warm for divers!  Might be a good
> > way to insulate yourself and provide a Faraday suit at the same time.
>  You
> > should be able to get samples of the titanium neoprene from wetsuit
> > manufacturers for testing.
> >
> > I would only recommend a 2-3mm suit, as anything thicker, and you run
> into
> > the problem of overheating easily in the suit. Even 2-3mm can get pretty
> > warm out of the water.
> >
> > David Weiss
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Ward" <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 11:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] Tesla Gun
> >
> >
> > Hi Jay,
> >
> > The foot plates are already wired into the electronics ground, i didnt
> > state that before, though.  The current that flows in my body is due
> > mutual capacitance between the tesla coil and my body.  There is no
> > way around it unless i wear a full conductive suit/shield between me
> > and the coil.  The foot plates will just help reduce my peak potential
> > i think by connecting me to some impedance to "ground", but i think
> > that impedance is still pretty large compared to my body's capacitance
> > at 400khz.  You can think of me as a counterpoise if that helps make
> > sense of it.
> >
> > I guess i could have some sort of metal apron that would eat up most
> > of the capacitance to the coil.  I'll have to do something to protect
> > myself if i make a habit of using this thing
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
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