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Thread: MEW 162 - Phoenix Battery Drills
17/03/2010 20:45:49
I sent this email to David Clark as soon as I read the article - In the interests of safety I'm sure he wont mind me repeating it here.
 
I read with interest the 'Phoenix Battery Drills' article by Martin Gearing. I would certainly not subject him to a flogging for connecting a 9v Drill to a 12v battery as he fears some would but I might (metaphorically) suggest it for showing his use of IEC mains connectors. I accept that Martin has moved on to Speakon plugs and I have no problem with those but there is a real danger that someone could plug a mains lead into a battery powered drill modified with  a IEC socket.  This has the potential to cause serious or even fatal injury. I urge you to warn your readers not to follow this example at the earliest opportunity.
 
John Shepherd
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