Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cadovax!keithd From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Newsgroups: net.analog,net.physics Subject: Re: Tesla anyone? Message-ID: <422@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 16:44:23 EST Article-I.D.: cadovax.422 Posted: Mon Mar 4 16:44:23 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 07:29:20 EST References: <391@cadovax.UUCP>, <1994@wateng.UUCP>, <413@cadovax.UUCP>, <406@hou2g.UUCP>, <790@ecsvax.UUCP> Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 23 Xref: watmath net.analog:191 net.physics:2219 [.........] >Actually, I have heard that AC really is somewhat more dangerous than DC >of a comparable voltage because AC has a greater likelihood of inducing >heart fibrillation. I believe there's more to it than AC vs DC when you're talking about danger. Heart fibrillation has to do with the frequency of the A.C., Tesla's 'safe' demonstrations used high frequency high voltage low current A.C.. Edisons 'unsafe' demonstrations proportedly used a 'chopped' D.C. which is apparently worse than sine-wave A.C. (Edison didn't have any A.C. generators lying around, he adapted his D.C. stuff ) >(And you wonder why companies guard their trademarks so jealously... I >actually feel some sympathy for the producers of the "Ayds reducing >plan".) Just think! if they discover a new horrible disease and inadvertently name it UNIX we'll all be out of a job! Keith Doyle {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd