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.
For those interested, the Beryllium tools, hammers, wrenches, pliers
etc. were developed to take care of a specific problem --- working on
equipment in an 'explosive atmosphere' --with beryllium tools,
banging the tool against something did not result in an explosion.
However Beryllium tools still are quite effective in 'shorting'
circuits. [Where plastic is an advantage] The 'shorting can create a
few sparks also.
Chuck D.
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