[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Charles Farr]

Interesting topic.....I feel that the key here is parental involvement. 
Know what your kids are doing. Amateur Radio Clubs, Elmers, for the 
neophyte, the learning curve is steep, and so much depends on individual 
ability and curiousity. Even the low B+ voltages is a tube-type receiver 
can be dangerous, even lethal, certainly painful and life-changing. 
Understanding what you're dealing with and study can prevent most 
"aw-s..t" moments. Many things we do without much concern over how 
dangerous they are a part of life.

Chuck, W6AJW



On 01/07/2017 09:25 PM, Fuqua, Bill L wrote:
>       I have mixed feelings about this particular subject. I worked with high voltage in my younger days and was very careful
> and lucky. Today those of us look back at what we did and would not want our own children do the  same. I also built my
> own rocket engines which was common back then. Sugar and potassium nitrate was the only ingredients but the process was
> a bit risky. Nothing keeps a kid from doing the same. They can buy potassium nitrate by the pound at Walmart.
>      Today we also let young children 16 years and older drive cars only after a few lessons and simple test, some parents allow even younger
> children use fire arms. Yet we don't think much of the risk involved.
>       So where do we draw the line?
>
> 73
> Bill wa4lav
>   
> ________________________________________
> From: Amps [amps-bounces at contesting.com] on behalf of Manfred Mornhinweg [manfred at ludens.cl]
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 4:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Amps] Decline of homebrewing?
>
> Steve, and all,
>
>> I was nearly killed at age 15.
> This seems to be a pretty universal initiation rite for homebrewers. I
> used to be very careful and cautious even when a youngster, but still
> couldn't avoid my own initiation. It happened when at age 16 or 17
> somehow I managed to have a close encounter with the plate circuit of an
> amplifier than ran 2.8kV. It didn't knock me back, instead it made me
> cling to that circuitry with full force. I couldn't let loose, neither
> could I speak or scream or anything. My lil' brother, 6 years younger
> then I was, somehow realized that my strange antics weren't entirely
> normal, ran to the house's electrical panel and threw the main switch.
>
> I think he later regretted that. Big brothers aren't always nice.
>
> Manfred
>
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