[Amps] HV SAFETY QUESTION

[Ian White, G3SEK]

R. Measures wrote:
>**  Does anyone know of a case where the stored charge on the filter C 
>proved to be deadly?
>

There has been at least one attempt at an experiment, although history 
failed to record the results.

An OT told me that when the British were retreating from Singapore 
during WW2, he was ordered to smash the transmitters. But before he did, 
he rounded up all the spare paper filter caps, carefully charged them to 
full HV, and left them lying casually on the workbench...

A real gentleman, was old Ted - but it was best not to irritate him.


-- 
73 from Ian G3SEK         'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                            Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek