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Re: Circuit design help - power supply - Non FIRST

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Remember the Hindenburg!
The lesson to be learned from the Hindenburg has little to do with hydrogen. Mostly, it's just a bad idea to paint a big bag of fabric with the equivalent of rocket fuel, especially when it's going to be put to use in an operation that tends to involve large discharges of static electricity.

But Al is right to warn about the potential for the hydrogen to collect in high places. If you're really generating more than a liter of gas per minute, I hope you have effective ventilation.