Michael 2727
Senior Member
To Technical and others,
Is there a place or can there be a place on this forum for intelligent and productive
discussion on the topic of MAINS VOLTAGE and related subjects.
There comes a time in any good experimenter, inventor, hobbyist or DIYist's life
where something they are working on requires Mains Power or interfacing with
something that may be Mains controlled or Mains operated.
Any regular members / visitors will know the mere mention of 115V or 240V in here
will get you 101 responses of Dire Warnings of DEATH Destruction and Lawsuits.
In many cases a quick glean of the Thread / Posting will give you an idea of
the intelegence, lack of or experience of the person asking the question or proposal.
IN MANY CASES THE DIRE WARNINGS ARE WARRANTED, I have given a few myself.
Some people do have a healthy respect for Mains Voltage and take adequate
precautions to avoid Injury, Death or Property Damage.
There are thousands of Kits, DIY Projects and Project articles written that have
in some way something that is Mains powered or interfaced to the mains supply.
The same goes for just about every Electronics Magazine who publish Projects
to Build, e.g. Silicon Chip, Elektor and Nuts and Volts to name a few.
Then there are dozens of Electronics Retailers, Altronics, Jaycar, Oatley Electronics,
Dick Smith and Radio Parts, (although the last two are mostly out of that line now I think) to name afew also, who sell patrs, kits and DIY projects that may be Mains Powered or interfaced somehow.
This is just in Australia, you know your own favourites in the UK, USA etc.
It would be a pity to see everybody put their head in the sand and say that
Mains Voltage is too Scarey, too Dangerous or too Litageous a subject to approach.
All of the companies in the above paragraphs seem to be able to cope with Mains
related Publications, Articles, Kits, DIY and projects.
So I'm asking Technical or whoever it may concern,
Could they have a word to REV-ED and their Llegal Dep to see if there is a place
on this forum where constructive dialogue on Mains issues can take place.
A few lines of HTML on a web page may be all it takes to indemnify
yourself against litigious pursuits.
For the record I am not an Electrician, I have done my "S" Licence
(disconnect reconnect) though I think it's called something different now.
And have been building stuff, some Mains, most not since I was 14 years old.
My first Mains project was the original ETI Musicolour, I still have it somewhere.
Anyway I think it would be good to have a place "somewhere" on the Picaxe Forum
where constructive information and ideas can be swapped without all of the usual
argy-bargy which detracts from the original topic in question.
WARNINGS INCLUDED somewhere above or below each thread.
Rather sticking our heads in the sand saying it's all too hard, too dangerous, too scarey.
Michael.
Is there a place or can there be a place on this forum for intelligent and productive
discussion on the topic of MAINS VOLTAGE and related subjects.
There comes a time in any good experimenter, inventor, hobbyist or DIYist's life
where something they are working on requires Mains Power or interfacing with
something that may be Mains controlled or Mains operated.
Any regular members / visitors will know the mere mention of 115V or 240V in here
will get you 101 responses of Dire Warnings of DEATH Destruction and Lawsuits.
In many cases a quick glean of the Thread / Posting will give you an idea of
the intelegence, lack of or experience of the person asking the question or proposal.
IN MANY CASES THE DIRE WARNINGS ARE WARRANTED, I have given a few myself.
Some people do have a healthy respect for Mains Voltage and take adequate
precautions to avoid Injury, Death or Property Damage.
There are thousands of Kits, DIY Projects and Project articles written that have
in some way something that is Mains powered or interfaced to the mains supply.
The same goes for just about every Electronics Magazine who publish Projects
to Build, e.g. Silicon Chip, Elektor and Nuts and Volts to name a few.
Then there are dozens of Electronics Retailers, Altronics, Jaycar, Oatley Electronics,
Dick Smith and Radio Parts, (although the last two are mostly out of that line now I think) to name afew also, who sell patrs, kits and DIY projects that may be Mains Powered or interfaced somehow.
This is just in Australia, you know your own favourites in the UK, USA etc.
It would be a pity to see everybody put their head in the sand and say that
Mains Voltage is too Scarey, too Dangerous or too Litageous a subject to approach.
All of the companies in the above paragraphs seem to be able to cope with Mains
related Publications, Articles, Kits, DIY and projects.
So I'm asking Technical or whoever it may concern,
Could they have a word to REV-ED and their Llegal Dep to see if there is a place
on this forum where constructive dialogue on Mains issues can take place.
A few lines of HTML on a web page may be all it takes to indemnify
yourself against litigious pursuits.
For the record I am not an Electrician, I have done my "S" Licence
(disconnect reconnect) though I think it's called something different now.
And have been building stuff, some Mains, most not since I was 14 years old.
My first Mains project was the original ETI Musicolour, I still have it somewhere.
Anyway I think it would be good to have a place "somewhere" on the Picaxe Forum
where constructive information and ideas can be swapped without all of the usual
argy-bargy which detracts from the original topic in question.
WARNINGS INCLUDED somewhere above or below each thread.
Rather sticking our heads in the sand saying it's all too hard, too dangerous, too scarey.
Michael.