RE: The Geek Group High Voltage Capacitors, making a HV switch, (fwd)

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Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:18:05 -0800
From: Brian <brianb@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'High Voltage list' <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: The Geek Group High Voltage Capacitors, making a HV  switch,
      (fwd)

Be very very careful. As both Jim and Bert have stated the amount of energy
stored is hard to fathom plus it's just waiting to jump out and grab you.

I had a close call a couple years ago when my machine failed in a way I
hadn't predicted. The whole story is posted on my website if you are
interested.
http://www.brianb.org/images/Backyard%20Science/Quarter%20Shrinker/Accident/
accident.htm


Regards,
Brian B.
(back to lurking) 

>
>The short circuit energy in these capacitors cannot be adequately
>described in an email. They will not give you a second chance... never,
>ever, forget this.
>
>Bert
>--