The most deadly device in the home is one's microwave oven - that is if it's used incorrectly and especially so if disassembled. The power transformer in a mic

The most deadly device in the home is one's microwave oven - that is if it's used incorrectly and especially so if disassembled. The power transformer in a microwave oven is extremely dangerous and must never have power applied without considerable precautions being applied beforehand, similarly during any work done on the oven for maintenance etc. Power interlocks should never be disabled. I'd go so far as to say if you substituted a microwave oven transformer for one that was traditionally used in an electric chair to execute people then you'd notice little difference if any, it would be just as effective. In my opinion, these transformers ought to have very special warnings on them to that effect. Moreover, operating a microwave oven without its cover ought to be extremely difficult - much more so than it is at present. Again, special warnings as to the dangers should be plastered all over the inside of these ovens and that they ought to be mandatory. Moreover, danger warnings on the power transformer ought to be very difficult to remove and by law it ought to be unlawful to remove them. This is extremely important when they're broken up for scrap and scavenged for parts - the recipient of such a transformer may not know what it is and then fire it up to measure it not realizing the dangers. Another extremely dangerous device albeit not as ubiquitous as a microwave oven transformer is the neon light transformer, they produce thousands of volts at often well in excess of a hundred milliamps (certainly so on high capacity ones). They're truly deadly yet you often see people making Jacob's ladder type arcs with them without adequate protection. Note: I'm not you're average do-gooder whingeing about safety, I speak from experience. I was once nearly killed by a very brief encounter with a transformer that was rated at 850 Volts at load of 125 mA. By comparison, it was small compared to both microwave oven and neon light transformers. Fortunately, my body's recoil threw the transformer across the room and damaged the opposite wall, likewise I was propelled backwards and hit the wall behind me. I was essentially paralyzed and unable to move for many minutes (no one was around to help me).