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On Wed, 10 Jun 2009, Max Siegieda wrote: > so you know, the voltages involved are relatively safe (it's the currents > that'll kill ya! kidding), 24v for the lamp itself, monitor can't be much > since it's the backlight that takes all the power. Backlights are often electroluminescent or just low energy fluorescent tubes... They require a relatively high voltage to drive... Gordon > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Paul Sutton <zleap@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Gordon Henderson wrote: >>> On Wed, 10 Jun 2009, Max Siegieda wrote: >>> >>>> please remember that i have space, and i'm the nutcase who dunked his >>>> machine in mineral oil, then attached it to an air conditioning unit, >> i'm a >>>> highly qualified nutcase >>> >>> Keep taking the tablets... >>> >>> Gordon >> >> Either that or we could see this as true old style hardware hacking, >> sometimes it works, sometimes it fails, the latter simply prompts us to >> learn and develop our ideas, >> >> the only concern i have here is for the voltages involved, but I am >> sure max is aware of that, and does not need the associated lecture. >> >> however, i advise >> >> be cafeful >> be methodical >> keep notes / pictures of your work >> above all else, have fun >> >> Paul >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Gordon Henderson wrote: >>>>>> On Wed, 10 Jun 2009, Max Siegieda wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thread closed, got an OHP from school for free >>>>>>> >>>>>> You're going to put a stripped down laptop screen on top of it and >>>>> project >>>>>> it into the wall, aren't you? >>>>>> >>>>>> And water cool it? >>>>>> >>>>>> Bonkers! >>>>>> >>>>>> Gordon >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Each to their own I guess. I would have considered something like this >>>>> about 10 years ago maybe (if the technology was cheap enough and freely >>>>> available) but nowadays I just can't help but think that I don't have >>>>> the time, room or the patience to do something like that. >>>>> >>>>> Rob >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >>>>> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >>>>> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html >>>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Paul Sutton >> www.zleap.net >> Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf >> http://www.odfalliance.org >> Next Linux User Group meet :Saturday ** July 4th ** : 3pm, Shoreline >> Cafe Paignton >> >> >> -- >> The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >> http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list >> FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html >> > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html