Return-Path: Received: (qmail 32600 invoked from network); 4 Oct 2003 10:36:09 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 4 Oct 2003 10:36:09 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: (qmail 24791 invoked from network); 4 Oct 2003 10:36:13 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 4 Oct 2003 10:36:09 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1A5jkr-0007Il-GC for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 04 Oct 2003 11:35:17 +0100 Received: from [194.217.242.85] (helo=anchor-post-35.mail.demon.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1A5jkn-0007Ic-I5 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 04 Oct 2003 11:35:13 +0100 Received: from pickmere.demon.co.uk ([158.152.117.143]) by anchor-post-35.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1A5jkm-000P29-0Z for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 04 Oct 2003 11:35:13 +0100 Message-ID: <5NkZo6ALPpf$EwK+@pickmere.demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 10:32:59 +0100 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "M. J. Powell" References: <001b01c38a40$f498cae0$2ba2edc2@ekholm> <000901c38a48$e129d780$0fdce150@hughspc> In-reply-to: <000901c38a48$e129d780$0fdce150@hughspc> MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Turnpike/6.01-S () Subject: Re: LF: Re: "RF"-chokes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=5.0tests=IN_REP_TO,REFERENCES,USER_AGENTversion=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 1 In message <000901c38a48$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