In message 
<of71fb0281.9dcde4a8-on882577c4.00539007-882577c4.00550...@selinc.com>, 
dated Fri, 22 Oct 2010, [email protected] writes:

>I did a bit of reading, and found out that some TIG welders use a high 
>frequency, high power burst (almost like a Tesla coil) to start the 
>arc. Sounds pretty nasty to me.

Very like a Tesla coil in fact!

IEC 60974-10 (2007-08) Ed. 2.0 Bilingual English and French
Arc welding equipment - Part 10: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 
requirements

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