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Tesla coils (TCs) are high voltage, lethal devices. As you will see everywhere: YOUR FIRST MISTAKE COULD BE YOUR LAST! It is recommended that those without any experience in electricity undertake other projects before building a Tesla coil. Remember, Tesla coils can and have killed people! There is no substitute for experience. While it may be perfectly safe for a pilot to fly an airplane, an untrained person will almost certainly die attempting to fly an aircraft. I have had two serious HV (High Voltage) shocks in my life, one from ignorance, and one from carelessness. When I was about twelve, I made a static generator out of an old turntable. It worked quite well, and having read about Leyden jars, I went and got four one gallon jars, plastered them with tinfoil inside and out, and hooked them up in parallel. I charged them up, and then attempted to move one, as it was in the way of my turntable generator. I felt the jolt rip through me, and then time seemed to stand still for an eternity. My heart wasn't beating. I clearly remember thinking "this is it, this is how I die, playing with mayo jars in the basement". Next thing I knew I was on the floor, it was sometime later and my head and arm hurt for days. The second shock occurred with a 15kv NST (neon sign transformer). I had ear protection on, and couldn't hear the sizzle of the transformer that I had stupidly left on. Luckily I only got one side of the transformer's output. It felt like someone had filled my arm with napalm and it was days before the last trace of pain disappeared from my shoulder. There are many aspects to safe coiling. The best article I have seen about safety is HERE. Read it!! REMEMBER: IT IS UP TO *YOU* TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES FOR YOURSELF AND ANYONE YOU OPERATE YOUR COIL FOR OR NEAR! THE LAWS OF PHYSICS NEVER SLEEP! YOU COULD KILL YOURSELF, A LOVED ONE OR A STRANGER IN A FRACTION OF A SECOND!! TREAT TESLA COILS AS YOU WOULD A LOADED GUN AT ALL TIMES!!
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