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Patric
Thu Sept 07 2017, 02:43PM Print
Patric Registered Member #2899 Joined: Wed Jun 02 2010, 06:31PM
Location: Deinze, Belgium
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I will demonstrate a slayer exciter in a class room with kids of about 7 years old. Is it safe to do so? Can I let them touch the spark with a little piece of metal? I ask this because I need to be pretty sure before doing it! Thanks...
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Sulaiman
Thu Sept 07 2017, 03:33PM
Sulaiman Registered Member #162 Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 10:25AM
Location: United Kingdom
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Is it safe ? ... mostly.

What if a kid has un un-diagnosed heart problem or similar ?

Home, hobby, family, friends is one thing,
a school is another.

We live in a litigious age my friend.
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Mads Barnkob
Fri Sept 08 2017, 06:39AM
Mads Barnkob Registered Member #1403 Joined: Tue Mar 18 2008, 06:05PM
Location: Denmark, Odense C
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No it is not something you should subject kids to, not even adults have an idea of the long term effects of conducting high frequency electricity through your body.

Among electricians there is a heightened risk of cardiac arrest, strokes, memory loss, epilepsy and other conditions related to a malfunctioning nerve system.
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Patric
Sun Sept 10 2017, 08:45AM
Patric Registered Member #2899 Joined: Wed Jun 02 2010, 06:31PM
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Thank you.
Now you scared me! Can I really not demonstrate a rather small slayer exciter?
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Sulaiman
Sun Sept 10 2017, 08:49AM
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Check the school's policies on such matters.

EDIT: I meant policies in general wrt hazardous demonstrations
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Mads Barnkob
Mon Sept 11 2017, 06:46AM
Mads Barnkob Registered Member #1403 Joined: Tue Mar 18 2008, 06:05PM
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Demonstrate yes, keep kids at at-least a distance where a fluorescent tube will not light up, that is a somewhat indicator of a weak field strength.

I doubt that any schools have policies on high frequency high voltage generators :)
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Patric
Mon Sept 11 2017, 08:36AM
Patric Registered Member #2899 Joined: Wed Jun 02 2010, 06:31PM
Location: Deinze, Belgium
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Mads Barnkob wrote ...

Demonstrate yes, keep kids at at-least a distance where a fluorescent tube will not light up, that is a somewhat indicator of a weak field strength.

I doubt that any schools have policies on high frequency high voltage generators :)

Of course they have no policies! I will keep them on a distance, thanks!
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