On Feb 8, 11:11 am, Nick <n...@desmith.net> wrote: > There's a class action law suit being launched in the USA (where > else!) claiming injury due to the mercury in tubes/valves, > specifically rectifiers. Several "surplus"-type suppliers are > mentioned. > > No-one has raised the spectre of nixies, most of which contain > mercury. Just some joyous thing for those of you who sell them > commercially to be aware of! > > "http://www.cascadesurplus.com/lawsuit/ > > A number of popular suppliers are named in the lawsuit, including > Antique Electronic Supply, Allied Electronics, Angela Instruments, MCM > Electronics, VacuumTubes.com, Surplus Sales of Nebraska, and Triode > Electronics, to name a few. Ebay had also been named a defendant, but > they successfully moved to get dropped from the case because they do > not manufacture vacuum tubes." > > Nick
Thanks Nick. This has been circulating around the audiophool and vintage tube radio circles for a few months now. I'd not given any thought to the carryover to Nixie Tubes. I'd previously seen Richardson Electronics as a defendant, and I had not connected nixies to it. The plaintiff (Ryan Inmann) has found himself council that would file suit against both large (deep pocket) Corporations, and Individuals alike. A clear warning to never sell your homebrew hazard if you are not personally protected by some degree of liability protection. The plaintiff's injuries have called out a lengthy list of affected, including humiliation and embarrassment. I certainly would be embarrassed and humiliated (and possibly flatulent) if I were to file and pursue a case like this. Regards, Jeff -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
