On Feb 28, 2009, at 9:40 AM, Derek Morton wrote:
> > While beryllium is a conductor, the tools are non-sparking and are > non-magnetic making them great for adjusting coils and such. I > cannot tell you the number of plastic adjusters I destroyed > attempting to adjust coils and caps in a live circuit. They primary > warning we had was that beryllium is toxic (no eating your tools!). > > Derek For someone IN the industry, those cautions are sufficient. For the hobbiest [read casual user, not normally an Electronics Tech.] they need to be aware that they need to NOT let the 'other end' wander into dangerous territory, while concentrating on getting the business end into that little hole/ slot/ whatever. Those 'adjustable coils' & 'trimpots' are often in close proximity to Dangerous High Voltage components. I.E. You need to watch BOTH ends, to be sure you don't get in trouble. Chuck D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
