Re: Safety and Authenticity
By Bill Budenholzer
Certainly, we can be sensible about this. One can make a modification in such a way that it would not damage the authenticity of the instrument and still provide a safe and "sane" instrument.
For instance -- if one could keep the knife switch but reduce the voltage to that switch to, say, 12 - 24 volts, and then use that current to activate a relay set into a safe place, away from harm. There would be no damage to the authenticity of the instrument since it could be done in such a way that it could easily be removed without damaging or permanently altering the instrument.
By the way -- if you get an electrical shock, no matter how slight, from any part of an instrument, there is something wrong!Electric motors and other electrical components do not leak current to other parts of a machine unless they have been damaged in some way (including wear). That leaking current indicates not just a potential shock hazard, but a potential fire hazard.
I can't stress this more: no one will enjoy these machines if they are injured or KILLED!
Bill Budenholzer
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