Re: Twin coils on ebay

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Mike Novak by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
><acmnovak-at-msn-dot-com>
 
> How could a tesla coil possibly kill anyone???

	Very easily.
	Tesla Coils come in many sizes.
	Contact with the 'primary' (Tesla Primary, NST, etc, Secondary)
	is the easiest way.

> My cap only stores 3.7 joules and it takes 16 joules to kill.

	50 mA or so can kill.
	
> The only real dangerous part of my coils are the rotary spark gaps. They
> spin electrodes at around 60 mph...

	Indeed, these can be lethal.

> One could be seriously hurt by them, but It would take some effort to get
> killed by them.

	Its not that hard.

	best
	dwp