16 Apr
2012
16 Apr
'12
12:33 p.m.
*sigh* Yes, here in the US they let us own a great
deal more dangerous
weapons once we've reached the age of majority (I think it may be a
secret population control plan). I don't think they're worried about
people getting a (generally non-lethal) shock from camera flashes.
To be fair, I don;t think there's any law over here about making HV power
supplies or using parts from camera flash units in a hobbyist workshop.
There's better not be, becuase I've broken it many times...
However, if you use said parts to make sonething that is intneded to be a
weapon, then you are breaking the law alas. In otehr words a handheld
case with spikes on the HV output is a no-no.
But please don;'t get me started on our _ridiculous_ health-and-safety
rules. The one that annys me is that it's perfectly legal for me to make
things in my hobbyist workshop (for example a drive roller for an HP9810
card reader). It's perfectly legal for me to tell others how to make it.
It's legal for me to allow friends to use my workshop at their own risk.
But if I start making and selling siad part as a favour for other
enthusiasts I would have ot meet so many H&S requirements in my workshop
that it simply isn't worth it.
-tony