People seem to vary widely in their sensation of pain from electricity. I
know a guy that can hold a fluorescent up to my coil (2kw) and not feel much
sensation, standing on a tall insulator. If I do it, it hurts like heck
even with a wispy corona. As for damage, a defibrillator zaps you with a 20
amp pulse, and I can't find any reports of injury. I can claim first-hand
experience on that one. Seems amazing. Tasers put out 3 amps or so, near
as I can find out, and they won't admit to any injury either. If anybody
has info on this, it would be real interesting. If you hold some metal
object (surreptitiously) in your hand for the arcs to terminate on, you can
take a lot more. Watch for arcs through your shoe soles.
---Carl
-----Original Message-----
From: Kuba Anglin
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 3:55 PM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: [TCML] Touching Corona Discharges
Hey,
I have seen and heard about many people who can touch the corona discharge
emission from their Tesla coil with one hand and hold a fluorescent light
bulb in their other hand causing the light to turn on. I understand why the
light turns on, but I do not understand why the person doing this is not
harmed at all. Could someone please explain why this is possible and
describe a method in which it can be accomplished?
Thanks,
Kuba Anglin
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