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Dear /sci/. I almost fucked up royally by letting a mercury lamp almost explode. My supervisor uses it, its worth a few thousand euros. It said in the manual to not let the power go beyond 110 watts. You have to keep checking whether it is close or over this value every few minutes.

What do i do? I turn it on, leave the room, look at memes for about 15 minutes. I come back and lean over to look at the lamps. the mercury lamp is now directly under my head. It feels kind of hot, let me look at the power it is producing.

HOLY SHIT IT'S 115 WATTS!! GREAT SCOTT!
I'm shocked and after some moments being frozen i turn the value down. nothing exploded, no harm done. But i feel like shit, what if the thing exploded. In my face? i would have died, or ended up disfigured for life...

But what if the thing exploded when i was not near, evenm then i would have been majorly fucked. My research gone to shit togheter with any grade i hoped to get.

I still feel like total shit and I needed to vent...

Thanks for reading!

>> No.8944635

Steal it, sell it and claim it exploded.

>> No.8944652

>>8944630
What is the purpose of the lamp? Why would it explode after a few minutes?

>> No.8944658

What were you doing on Mercury? How are you posting? Who your wireless carrier?

>> No.8944660

It is a high power mercury lamp. It's purpose is to produce light of certain wavelengths. This design creates a big output of light. To make this possible, the bulb has high pressure inside. about 100 atmospheres. heating up the lamp means expanding the gas inside...

>> No.8944666

>>8944660
Why does it need to be watched? Why can't it keep a set voltage?

>> No.8944681

>>8944666
>what is the relationship between heat and electricity?

>> No.8944689

>>8944681
The one is hot and the other is buzzy?

Can't you keep it at cool? Don't they make mercury streetlights?

>> No.8944693

>>8944630
>for about 15 minutes.
>what if the thing exploded.
>i would have died, or ended up disfigured

If it's that freaking dangerous, why doesn't it have an alarm? An automatic shutdown regulator?

Aren't there safety codes where you are?

>> No.8944706

>>8944630
>few thousand euros
>You have to keep checking whether it is close or over this value every few minutes.
Why haven't you guys implemented a monitoring/regulating system yet, you fucking retards?

>> No.8944715

>>8944630
Is wattage limiter something you never heard of?

>> No.8944742

It wouldnt have exploded a mere 5 Watts above the safe limit.

>> No.8944754

>>8944652
Its purpose is to kill dumb undergrads.

>> No.8945515

Well I don't know why there aren't any limiters on the power. we don't have one, that's for sure. we cant put one between as well because of the wire being a high voltage carrier (discharge purposes).

>>8944742

It could have been much higher if the current would have been somewhat higher. I was lucky.

>>8944754

Lol'd

>> No.8945531

>>8944689
It doesn't work like that. Turning in your house lights makes them heat up, from a combination of the light produced, and the amount of energy going through it. Take the electricity away, the light bulb cools. Pretty simple stuff, man.

>> No.8946907

>>8945515
>I don't know why there aren't any limiters
Have you asked?

>> No.8947320

>>8944754
kek'd

>> No.8947615

>>8944630
>>8945515
What country are you in?