[rescue] laser fiber drivers (was U30--thanks)

[vraptor at employees.org]

<preach>
And if you wear contacts, absolutely stay the HELL away from
welding arcs.  That puppy can weld the contact right to your
cornea in seconds.  *No kidding!*
</preach>

Wear long sleeves, too, nothing like a welder's sun-tan.

=Nadine=

On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Larry Snyder wrote:

><preach>
>Use a 'TV-remote' test card to see where/if the IR is coming out of the
>fiber.  Or a plain white one for visible.  Years ago I caught a
>direct shot from a little HeNe (~2 mW).  No long term damage, but it
>was weeks before that eye felt normal.  Prior to that I had accidentally
>seen an unfiltered welding arc.  Same feeling, itches like crazy and
>no place to scratch.  Ya gotta be careful with this stuff.
></preach>
>
>
>Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
>>   FDDI is IR at 1300nm.
>>
>>      -Dave
>
>
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