>
>
>
>> From: Measures
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >From: Measures
>> >
>> >>
>> >> As I recall, with the 220's case off, there is no exposed 3kV.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >Unless I'm mistaken, the "business end" of the capacitor bank
>> >and the bleeder string are exposed just behind the right side
>> >of the front panel (behind the meters). I don't recall any shield
>> >between the capacitor box and front panel.
>> >
>> // Surely. So what kind of a schmo is going to slide his hand down into
>> the HV supply? With part of the hand touching gnd, loosing part of a
>> finger would be the likely result. Even with the case on, the SB-220 is
>> not fool-proof because it is possible to insert a piece of 22-gauge
>> insulated wire through the top and touch either anode.
>>
>
>All it takes is an unintentional "slip" during a contest (knock something
>off an adjacent shelf).
How does the something that falls touch the filter cap assy and
simultaneously touch the contest operator?
>That's the point ... not that someone will
>intentionally reach into that area ... but that it is open in spite of
>your statement that there is no exposed 3KV.
>
What if lightning strikes the antenna?
Cheers, Joe
- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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