There are a host of dangers associated with Tesla coiling, high voltage, and high energy/pulsed power systems. Capacitors sometimes explode with no warning, spewing hot oil and capacitor innards all over you and your lab. High voltages can rapidly create irritating, or even toxic, levels of ozone and poisonous oxides of nitrogen. Arcs and spark gaps can generate dangerous levels of ultraviolet light, and high-energy spark discharges can create an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) that can disrupt, or even permanently damage nearby solid state equipment. Spark discharges, especially from high-energy capacitors, create shock waves that can permanently damage hearing in unprotected ears.  High power discharges can also cause wire or component fragmentation, and pulsed magnetic fields can even erase nearby credit cards. High energy systems can even cause fragmentation of the experimenter if he's not careful! Never experiment alone, and provide training to nearby folks on how to safely "kill" power.    If you are considering building your own Tesla Coil, please read the Tesla List Safety Sheet BEFORE building your first system. This can be found on Chip Atkinson's excellent Tesla Coil Builders site (the hosting site for the Tesla Coil Builder Mailing List). A more up to date Safety FAQ can also be found our mirror of Terry Fritz's old "Hot-Streamer" web site.

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Some Candid Shots taken in Stoneridge
Engineering LLC's Research Labs...

Another successful "shot" in the Pulsed Power Lab!  

	Our mascot, "Thang", is always eager to chew the fat with new lab visitors!
Stoneridge Engineering LLC excels at  innovative power monitoring...

Just one more little tweak... We're on the verge of beating Ruhmkorff's spark length record!	Setting up for another delicate high voltage measurement...
Our maintenance man really hates replacing those lab ceiling lights!	...and THIS needs to be moved over THERE
Readying our new 2 MJ capacitor bank. Shrunken coins worked well... next step is squishing school buses into minivans!	Stoneridge Engineering LLC's Official Organization Chart

Bert's version of a Hot Toddy after a hard day's work in the lab... (Why is all the GOOD stuff heavy?)	Our High Voltage engineers just  love to kid around...

 

"Going where no man has gone before"... our
company physician preparing to test our
  prototype pulsed-power prostate probe...

We use clear warning notices on dangerous equipment. And, all of our equipment is dangerous...	Time to wax the ole' bushing again...
We excel at innovative mobile communications solutions	Our Aetheric Matter Transporter needs a bit more debugging...

Stoneridge Engineering LLC excels at data entry and advanced computer simulations	Everyone does silly things sometimes... we just do them more often!

Our shipping department proudly uses Quantum Express:
"When you absolutely, positively, don't know
where it's going or when it needs to be there"

Remember... ALWAYS play safely!!

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