[Jewelry making - Article 01289] - Re: [Orchid] Anodzing Power Supply

[The Doctor]

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>>    Isolation means that if you touch EITHER side of the output of a
>>    110 volt isolation transformer, you will not get a shock because
>>    there is no common connection to earth. 

>     Is this strictly true? 

    All, in addition to the G.G., I also managed to get an A.S. in
    Electronic Systems Technology while serving 20 years with the USAF
    as an air traffic control radar technician. That doesn't mean much
    in itself, but please, if you don't have a deep understanding of
    basic electronics, DO NOT play with it! The above is most certainly
    not true!!! 

    Practically all transformers are "isolation" transformers. However,
    this term is most often applied to the transformers used for noise
    reduction in audio and video circuits that employ a Faraday shield
    to reduce spurious noise. If you value your life, leave the
    isolation of your body in regard to exposure to potentially lethal
    Alternating Current to the expert who designed the power supply. Is
    your life really worth the $100 you saved? 

    James in SoFl who once got across 30,000 Volts, blew a 50A fuse, and
    lived - but doesn't recommend it for anyone, anywhere, anytime. 

    (For the curious, it was on an MPN-13's Precision Approach Radar
    H.V.P.S.)

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