2 HN users recommended this explainer1 month2022–2024score 1
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
HN points to it as the authoritative explanation of why fractal wood burning with MOTs is deadly and how to reduce the risk.
BigClive explains why microwave oven transformer projects are extremely dangerous, since the high voltage and high current can kill. He contrasts them with spot welder builds where the secondary is replaced by low-voltage heavy wire.
“BigCliveDotCom has an excellent video about this” (HN, 2022)
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Listed among related classics on dangerous electrical hacks
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