"> > That is, you can't get a "shock" from RF. > > (enough watts will still burn you of course)" I recall an event in my past wherein I received a rather nasty feel in my finger (RF burn? RF shock?) accompanied by a small mark left in the skin from an RF source that produced a carrier of no more than 3 1/2 watts - this was produced by a hand-held battery powered CB radio ... I believe the errant finger was in the vicinity of the antenna connection and the metallic external case of the transceiver when this nasty 'effect' was felt. I, at the time prior to experienceing this 'effect', didn't believe the RF level was sufficient to cause effects that could be 'felt'. Boy was I wrong ... Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter L. Peres" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 4:23 PM Subject: Re: [EE]:Flash tube lifetime > > That is, you can't get a "shock" from RF. > > (enough watts will still burn you of course) > > 'Enough Watts' in this case starts at about 25W. Most serious Tesla coils > (the kind you see pictures of on the web) run at least ten times as much > power. > > Peter > > -- > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu