Re: Secondary static shocks (Was: NSTs...DEADLY)

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• From: "S.Gaeta" <SGTPORKY-at-prodigy-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 18:08:01 -0700
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Hi all,
I have been zapped in the past by 120VAC, 20,000VDC(microamps), and 400VDC
from a vaccuum tube supply (The 400V being the most painful), and believe
me, you never get used to it! I still flinch when I get shocked from a
doorknob on a dry winter day, and I drop my testleads when someone pops
bubble wrap at work (Oooooh I wanna kill him!)

S.G.

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Subject: Secondary static shocks (Was: NSTs...DEADLY)


> Original Poster: "Alex Crow" <user-at-alexcrow.clara-dot-net>
>
> Stan,
>
> I never get used to my secondary shocks! With so many coats of varnish on
my
> coil, on a dry day it can pack quite a wallop if picked up with both
hands. Now
> I always use an earthed brush!!!!!!!
>
> Alex
>
>
> Tesla List wrote:
>
> > Original Poster: "Stan" <sdarling-at-columbus.rr-dot-com>
> >
> > The secondary shock is almost certainly some form of static discharge.
> > I have gotten a shock from touching my secondary many times, but it's
> > more like the winter touch the doorknob static shock than an AC mains or
> > NST shock.  These static shocks can be unnerving, especially when you
> > are new to coiling.  But, after a while, you get used to them and don't
> > even notice them any more.

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