High voltage like that from a microwave oven transformer terrifies me, I’ve only just begun to make things that take power directly from mains and not a wall wart. It’s no wonder why people say MOTs kill more electronics hobbyists than anything else.
> On May 12, 2022, at 10:17 AM, 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, the other being > toxics such as mercury and who knows what other nasty things come out of > phosphor-coated tubes being heated. > > A couple was recently killed (electrocuted) while making woodburning art with > a microwave oven transformer. > > 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. > > On Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 9:17:55 AM UTC-7 Terry Bowman wrote: >> >>> On May 12, 2022, at 4:31 AM, 'Grahame' via neonixie-l >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Contains neon and glows: >>> >>> https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/lifewear-magazine/hit-the-lights/ >>> >>> A short magazine article. >> >> >> Nice. I learned at least one thing in neon school: I'll never be a decent >> tube bender let alone an artiste. 8/ >> >> I was really good at processing. 8D >> >> >> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> "The Mac Doctor" >> >> https://www.astarcloseup.com >> >> “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go >> away.”–Philip K. Dick, "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon" > > -- > 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/005320de-2399-4e67-b715-56cc31046c29n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/11507E2D-A57F-4816-9BF0-492927F4A90B%40gmail.com.
