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| Jan 29, 2016 at 4:20 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @TomCarpenter According to what this source says about IEC61010-1 0.35J is considered safe, so I guess they're on the edge of what is 100% guaranteed always safe for all humans regardless of health. Thanks for the reference, I reduced the capacitor in my 'typical model' which was based on a 14" (350mm sphere | |
| Jan 29, 2016 at 4:13 | history | edited | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 29, 2016 at 4:11 | vote | accept | Rhezner | ||
| Jan 29, 2016 at 4:02 | comment | added | Rhezner | So ohms law is still applied, the voltage just lowers, Thanks for your answer! | |
| Jan 29, 2016 at 3:59 | comment | added | Tom Carpenter | This source states around 0.5J of energy max stored on the domes of a school-grade VDG. That equates to about 25pF @ 200kV. 1J is required be rather dangerous according to that. | |
| Jan 29, 2016 at 3:56 | history | answered | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | CC BY-SA 3.0 |