Re: Interesting Skin Depth Data

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• Subject: Re: Interesting Skin Depth Data
• From: "S.Gaeta" <SGTPORKY-at-prodigy-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 16:01:34 -0700
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Snip!
> There's ample evidence that it's actually reduced nerve sensitivity
> that's the root cause of reduced perception at higher frequencies. Quite
> simply, nerve response IS significantly reduced at higher frequencies,
> even at levels that can casue physiological damage with no sensation of
> pain! An example of this can be seen in the "influence of Frequency"
> section (3.3) of the CERN Safety Instruction web page at:
> http://www.cern.ch/CERN/Divisions/TIS/safdoc/IS/is28/is28_en.html#2.4
>
> This is the straight skinny: Inside your body, there's NO skin effect
> for discharges from Tesla Coils!  :^)
>
> -- Bert --
>

Hi Bert,
Notice that near the end of the article it states that for equal voltages,
50 and 60 Hz is more
dangerous than DC.
Thomas Edison would have loved this article if it was written in his day,
and would have
seen to it that it got widely, and wildly circulated  :-).

Very thankful for AC,
Sue

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