Re: [TCML] A Safe Tesla Coil - was: Tesladownunder update, briefcase coil, lots of sparks etc

[Drake Schutt <drake89@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Dex that a 20ma HV transformer will probably not kill
you.  In my early coiling days I was bitten by a 7kv/30ma NST across
the chest.  Talk about a wake up call!!!  I was fine but shocked, and
unfortunatly my hair wasn't standing on end.

Safe coiling,
Drake
On Saturday, June 27, 2009, Dex Dexter <dexterlabs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> First victim in the history, of a powerfull HF output spark,almost became Nikola Tesla himself.
> He barely survived shock from extra coil of his magnifier in 1897.
> 1 meter long arc struck him in shoulder and knocked him down.
> This incident you can find described in Margeret Cheney's book "Man out of time".
>
> Dex
>
> --- frosty90@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> From: Frosty <frosty90@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [TCML] A Safe Tesla Coil - was: Tesladownunder update, briefcase   coil, lots of sparks etc
> Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:44:12 +0930
>
>>> If true that means only one thing:big tesla coil arcs have potential to
>>> electrocute.
>>> I really believe that.
>>>
>>>
>
> I agree entirely. All the bad info out there saying tesla coil outputs are
> 'safe' as the high freqencies cannot 'be felt', is terribly misleading. The
> energy availible in a signal tesla 'strike' is probably quite considerable,
> certainly enough to do damage, even if you can't feel it immediately (from
> my experience you can always feel it anyway).
>
>
>
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