Comments on: Dangers of Disposable cameras http://www.diylive.net/index.php/2006/03/05/dangers-of-disposable-cameras/ Do-it-yourself projects and technology updates Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:05:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: self storage http://www.diylive.net/index.php/2006/03/05/dangers-of-disposable-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-301791 self storage Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:06:17 +0000 http://www.diylive.net/?p=160#comment-301791 How long do you spend a day coming up with stuff like this? How long do you spend a day coming up with stuff like this?

]]> By: Bertrand http://www.diylive.net/index.php/2006/03/05/dangers-of-disposable-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-14686 Bertrand Sun, 14 Jan 2007 02:20:39 +0000 http://www.diylive.net/?p=160#comment-14686 Actually 30mA is enough to cause a problem with the heart. As for the capacitors, NEVER discharge them with a plain wire (or a screwdriver) as you could make the EXPLODE. This is particularly true with defibrillators......... Actually 30mA is enough to cause a problem with the heart. As for the capacitors, NEVER discharge them with a plain wire (or a screwdriver) as you could make the EXPLODE.

This is particularly true with defibrillators………

]]> By: Greg Lipscomb http://www.diylive.net/index.php/2006/03/05/dangers-of-disposable-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Greg Lipscomb Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:27:11 +0000 http://www.diylive.net/?p=160#comment-557 No, I am not making a rail gun, or a tazer, though they would be fun. I have an original project that I have been working on, involving a disposable flash, and finally my new PIC chip. I am using a 12F675. I will post a how-to project on it soon. I am almost done with it, just some final tweaking,and soldering left to do. No, I am not making a rail gun, or a tazer, though they would be fun. I have an original project that I have been working on, involving a disposable flash, and finally my new PIC chip. I am using a 12F675. I will post a how-to project on it soon. I am almost done with it, just some final tweaking,and soldering left to do.

]]> By: Greg Lipscomb http://www.diylive.net/index.php/2006/03/05/dangers-of-disposable-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Greg Lipscomb Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:53:56 +0000 http://www.diylive.net/?p=160#comment-546 Then the question is, what current is flowing through the body from a cap at 300 volts? I guess it depends on the resistance of the body. If the current passes through the heart though, it can cause it to go into atrial fibrillation, or worse ventricular fibrillation, at which time you are toast. Actually 100-300 mA across the heart can cause ventricular fibrillation. So it doesn't really matter that the voltage does not kill you, because there is enough charge built up in some capacitors to deliver a high current. Regardless, caps can be very dangerous. I am glad that mine did not "melt" to me. Then the question is, what current is flowing through the body from a cap at 300 volts? I guess it depends on the resistance of the body. If the current passes through the heart though, it can cause it to go into atrial fibrillation, or worse ventricular fibrillation, at which time you are toast. Actually 100-300 mA across the heart can cause ventricular fibrillation. So it doesn’t really matter that the voltage does not kill you, because there is enough charge built up in some capacitors to deliver a high current. Regardless, caps can be very dangerous.

I am glad that mine did not “melt” to me.

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