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Old 09-21-2008, 08:33 PM  
dozey
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Those little CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp - the thing that lights up your screen) inverters are a tad scary... I can certainly imagine that happening if the unit failed.

I recall playing with a small inverter from and old scanner... the contacts would arc and burn little holes in my fingers with very little sensation. Thankfully I noticed the micro BBQ odour and desisted.
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