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SimonK · 10th October 2006, 19:51

Quote: (Originally Posted by PhilSiswick)

It's a good point, though there must be a very large difference in magnitude between the energy earthed in this way and the kind of spark you could generate from a suit!

If you've ever been zapped by a helicopter (I have - Chinook), it's not a nice experience. I have zapped myself with a piezo lighter - there's just no comparison :-)

Happy memories, spent a vastly entertaining afternoon doing helicopter static discharge tests on some kit we built. IIRC 300kV from 0.1micro farad. Huge 2 foot long arc. The test setup looked like something out of Dr Frankenstines lab, the test probe was a 10 foot fiberglass fishing pole with a silver ball on the end.

Simon

10th October 2006, 19:51	#69 (permalink)
SimonK RBW Member Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cumbria UK Posts: 232	Re: O2 for suit inflation on deep Rebreather cave dives Quote: (Originally Posted by PhilSiswick) It's a good point, though there must be a very large difference in magnitude between the energy earthed in this way and the kind of spark you could generate from a suit! If you've ever been zapped by a helicopter (I have - Chinook), it's not a nice experience. I have zapped myself with a piezo lighter - there's just no comparison :-) Happy memories, spent a vastly entertaining afternoon doing helicopter static discharge tests on some kit we built. IIRC 300kV from 0.1micro farad. Huge 2 foot long arc. The test setup looked like something out of Dr Frankenstines lab, the test probe was a 10 foot fiberglass fishing pole with a silver ball on the end. Simon
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