Chip and others,
Wow the safety hazards make me never want to use my tesla coil.
Fortunately, my investment in this mid sized tesla coil (over a $1200) will
keep me experimenting. However, I will take your warnings serious and not
come close to the sparks but plan before hand for them to reach out to
grounded probes, florescent tubes, etc. without me holding on to them. I
have already gotten zapped through the tube glass and it hurts a little -
makes you jump back. I would hate to get a direct hit by the sparks.
Thanks for keeping me clear and reminding me again on this!
Tim
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A strong second here too. Please refer to the safety sheet on
> www.pupman.com:
> http://www.pupman.com/safety.php
>
> Beware of the hazards involved so you can make informed decisions as to
> what you do.
>
> Chip
>
>
> On Fri, 27 Mar 2015, Brandon Garretson wrote:
>
> I can tell you for sure one thing I would NOT do, come into contact with
>> the streamers in any way.
>> Sure the high frequency low amperage streamers themselves aren't
>> particularly dangerous (in the short term) but god forbid you get a
>> primary
>> strike while you're playing with the sparks from the secondary.
>> If your 60 Hertz gets carried through an HF streamer, BANG!, you're done.
>> I personally would not risk doing what you did with that florescent tube
>> in
>> the video.
>> Some people will probably call me paranoid but I have a lot of faith in
>> Murphy's Law.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Timothy Gilmore <tdg8934@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> "Are there other things I can do with my coil?"
>>>
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