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Old 05-08-2007, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by drdrewusaf
And by the way, in my first post where I said that camera flash transformers are small and everything, I just want to make it clear to anyone daring enough to start soldering w/o knowledge of electronics:

DO NOT USE A CAMERA FLASH TRANSFORMER FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A CAMERA FLASH! Although technically not dangerous, the risk of getting the 300V shock is not worth the pain and numb arm/hand/leg/your extrmetiy here.
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Yes. Vouching for that. They really *do* hurt. And keep in mind that a charged flash capacitor can hold a charge for a very long time.
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