getting zapped (tube synths)

[McIntosh, Malcolm]

Nope

That's 10.6 micrometers (1x10^-6 meters) - Infrared.  Invisible.  Lots
of heat.  10 watts gives you a painful but shallow burn if you get any
skin at a focus.  Of course, exposure time is limited by ones natural
reactions. (Ouch! again).  Also I wore goggles!

Malcolm

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	KA4HJH [SMTP:terrymbowman at rica.net]
> Sent:	Monday, June 29, 1998 10:56 AM
> To:	synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Subject:	RE: getting zapped (tube synths)
> 
> >> >I've been zapped a few times. You should play around with HeNe
> laser
> >> tubes.
> >>  -or flux compressors.
> >	Or a 10.6 micron 10 watt laser tube!  (4000 Volts - Ouch - but
> >still walking!)
> 
> Is that ultraviolet? My calculator say 269.24 nanometers, which is
> definitely short-wave.
> 
> 
> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
> "The Mac Doctor"
>