Additional warning for
rolohar@...:
Do not use a candle, you could burn yourself to death. Instead wait for day light, it will be safer.
and as pierreraymondrondelle said
“Please, don't take this as a criticism but as a recommendation instead.
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Good luck"
Jean-Paul
N1JPL
> On Feb 25, 2016, at 1:43 PM, pierreraymondrondelle pierreraymondrondelle@... [Homebrew_PCBs] <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Keep in bed, both hands flat on the mattress. Should you need light, use a candle, of course matches aren't for you, ask a nurse !
> Wall switches, sockets and usual devices powered by the mains are far too dangerous for you !
> Please, don't take this as a criticism but as a recommendation instead.
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> Good luck
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> On 25.02.16 06:30, rolohar@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:
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>> YOU ALWAYS NEED "SAFETY" WHEN WORKING WITH POWER LINE ELECTRICITY!
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>> TV "cheater cords" once used in repairing TV sets were known as "Suicide Cords" because the defeated the
>> isolation between the TV set and the power outlet.
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>> Autotransformers and Variacs are often referred to as "Widow Makers" because they also do not isolate the
>> user from being exposed to the full potential of the voltage source.......be it 120 or 220 or whatever.
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>> Mark My Words!
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>> Get a step-up or step-down transformer that has the primary winding completely isolated from the
>> secondary winding and works on the concept of INDUCTION rather that direct hard wired connection
>> to whatever power source you are using.
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>> Regards,
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>> RFH
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