RE: Inexperience was RE: Mad experiment or Re: PDT

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>

All these "horror" stories are wonderful and such, but don't actually
educate anybody as to say prevent accidents with a tesla coil. I cannot
imagine most tesla coils are powered off 3 phase 480 volts factory buss bar
with nearly unlimited power levels. Your average tesla coil will not weld
you into a breaker box, or make you fall off a utility pole while setting
you on fire.

>>>>>>>>>>>Actually, a tesla coil running with pole transformer is MUCH MORE
dangerous than
being exposed to 480VAC 3-Phase.  You're talking 14400VAC with almost an amp
or more current not to mention any
caps you may have in the system.  Remember, its current that kills, not
voltage.  14400VAC is going to produce much more current through your body
than 480VAC given the same path.

Dan