Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26297 invoked from network); 5 Oct 2003 06:50:41 -0000 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 5 Oct 2003 06:50:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 21957 invoked by uid 10001); 5 Oct 2003 06:50:41 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 5 Oct 2003 06:50:32 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1A62hU-00065g-VN for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 07:49:04 +0100 Received: from [212.78.193.245] (helo=smtp01.spray.se) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1A62hQ-00065T-Ik for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 05 Oct 2003 07:49:00 +0100 X-Fake-Domain: urban Received: from urban (t7o940p68.telia.com [212.181.199.68]) by smtp01.spray.se (Postfix) with SMTP id 51DC673514 for ; Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:48:23 +0200 (CEST) X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (ekholm) Message-ID: <008801c38b0c$8ad6b0a0$44c7b5d4@ekholm> From: "Urban Ekholm" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <001b01c38a40$f498cae0$2ba2edc2@ekholm><000901c38a48$e129d780$0fdce150@hughspc> <5NkZo6ALPpf$EwK+@pickmere.demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 08:46:24 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: SV: LF: Re: "RF"-chokes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCESversion=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 2 Hello again ! Yes, of course you have to be careful not to apply any force on the glass part of the lamp. I have taken between 5 and 10 lamps apart and used the method of holding the socket with a glove firmly against a piece of wood. Then using a small screwdriver to carefully bend the socket into two parts. By doing in this way no force is applied to the glass. When the socket is divided into two parts it is an easy matter with a small sidecutter to cut the wires going to the filaments. 73 SM5EUF Urban ----- Original Message ----- From: M. J. Powell To: Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: Re: LF: Re: "RF"-chokes > In message <000901c38a48$e129d780$0fdce150@hughspc>, Hugh > writes > >Good idea Urban, > > > >But do be careful that the glass doesn't break while prising the plastic > >base apart. You could get a bad cut, if holding the glass in one hand and > >the screwdriver in the other. Also the tube contains mercury vapour so don't > >breathe the gas if it does break (I don't know what the phosphor powder is > >made of, but it's probably nasty too!) > > I remember reading in an electrical journal many years ago that the > powder in fluorescent tubes is very dangerous, particularly if you get > some in an open cut. The wound festers and will never heal. That's why > disposing of old fluorescent tubes should be done very carefully. > > Mike > -- > M.J.Powell > > >