ody in a position to become a conductor. Locate your apparatus away from
appliances, metal doors and windows frames, heating ducts, vents, radiators, sinks, or water-pipes. All these items
can become a deadly ground if your body comes between them and high voltage.
Always pull the plug when working on a high voltage circuit unless you must test it. When
testing a live circuit, use the utmost caution. Keep one hand in your pocket. Use clip-on test leads that are rated
twice the voltage of the live circuit. Use a high voltage probe whenever possible--its insulating handle will help
Use NE-2 neon lamps to indicate live or stored high voltage. Bleed off the charge on
capacitors with a power resistor before performing adjustments.
Adequate ventilation must be provided for circuits that produce large amount of ozone such as Jacob's Ladders or Tesla Coils.
Copyright and credits:
This article was originally written by Anthony Charlton and the editors of "Electronics Now" and "Popular
Electronics" magazines and published by Gernsback Publishing, 1992(Gernsback Publishing is no longer in business).
Editor's note and Disclaimer:
The device carries lethal high voltage and carelessness can be dangerous to your health. Build and/or use at your own risk.
The Sentex Corporation of Cambridge Ontario, host of "Tony's Website", or Tony van Roon himself, cannot be held liable or
responsible or will accept any type of liability in any event, in case of injury or even death by building and/or using or
misuse of this device or any other high-voltage device posted on this web site. By accessing, reading, printing, or building
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