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Old July 16th 06, 10:12 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
Ian White GM3SEK Ian White GM3SEK is offline
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Default Mains Was: Low cost SMD Oven for making SMD samples and Prototypes

Paul Keinanen wrote:
I was building a power supply and fired it up for the first time and
was sniffing for any hot components. I then actually hit the hot side
of the power transformer primary terminal (220 V over here in those
days). It was a nasty shock


Well don't DO that!

(But I'm a fine one to talk: my bad habit is to sniff the soldering iron
to see if it's hot :-)


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73 from Ian GM3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek