In the region of 30 dead .. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBeSKL9zVro&t=3s
On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 8:04 PM Mac Doktor <[email protected]> wrote: > > On May 12, 2022, at 1:17 PM, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was really good at processing. 8D > > And you survived to tell about it. Bombarding is pretty dangerous, and > it's the main reason why I decided not to get into neon art > > > If you're not comfortable with something *don't do it.* That advice is > for *everyone*. I was lucky to have a very talented, experienced and > safety conscious instructor who took every precaution. The processing bench > was set up in such a way as to keep body parts as *far* away as possible. > No nails or screws anywhere. The mains switch was well away from the bench. > > > the other being toxics such as mercury and who knows what other nasty > things come out of phosphor-coated tubes being heated. > > > The real danger is broken tubing (this includes fluorescent lighting). > Fabrication can be done safely. We worked in a large, well ventilated area > and he amount of mercury required is very small, a tiny drop. The transfer > from the bottle to the special tabulation was done as rapidly as possible, > immediately spliced and tipped over into the finished tubing. > > As for some of the toxic phosphors, let's just say that you should keep an > open cut well away from them. We threw broken lead glass in one barrel, > everything phosphor coated in another. I can't remember how the latter was > recycled but it was definitely hazardous waste. As for the lead glass, > well, it has lead in it. > > > A couple was recently killed (electrocuted) while making woodburning art > with a microwave oven transformer. > > > Unfortunately the body count is higher than that. I don't know the number > of accidental deaths so far but it's *incredibly* stupid and > irresponsible on the part of the people explaining how to do this on > YouTube. It may have something to do with the fact that they don't > appreciate the danger, either. FAIL. > > I wonder how many people have gotten zapped by the capacitor while > attempting to remove the transformer. Then there's holding a wire up to a > Tesla coil. Also on YouTube. And if you ever build a Jacob's Ladder > remember that the rods can get quite warm so when you reach out to adjust > the angle...well... > > > I'm happy to say I've only been tingled with high voltage once over the > past 10+ years, and it was very low current (less than 1mA) because of the > circuit design. > > > The one for me is HeNe laser tube power supplies. > > > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH > "The Mac Doctor" > > Male voice: "That accident over in Red Sector L destroyed another 63 > personnel, giving them a total of 242 lost to our 195. Keep up the good > work and prevent accidents. This shift is concluded."—*THX 1138* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/63C00F77-DBCB-4322-AE9E-EA8A640784AC%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/63C00F77-DBCB-4322-AE9E-EA8A640784AC%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CALiMYrvDRsoyxFJgqc98MKKcGq7XoNMNU9cBGUJ82KSoyxfviw%40mail.gmail.com.
