Re: Van de Graaff generator safety question (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 10:07:31 -0800 (PST)
From: Chris Roberts <quezacotl_14000000000000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Van de Graaff generator safety question (fwd)

Actually, in the theater of electricty's web site, it says that some of their demonstrators have gotten shocked by it.
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/cage.html
It says it in the bottom paragraph. I think that if at least a few people have touched THAT spark, Terry's puny (in comparison) generator shouldn't be much of a problem.

High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Original poster: Steven Roys



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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:40:32 -0700
From: Gomez
To: High Voltage list
Subject: Re: Van de Graaff generator safety question (fwd)

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Obviously, very large VDG's _can_ be demonstrated safely with the
right precautions,
since the Boston Museum of Science has been demonstrating the Round
Hill machine for
years. (without, so far as I have been able to find, any incidents -
does anyone
know of any? I'd like to hear about them if so!)
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html

- Gomez

..............................................................
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-Chris

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