Can DIY Isolation Transformers Be Safe for Hobby Projects?

[Birck]

How did you find PF?

I googled EE / electronics forums

I have no BG in electronics beyond tinkering. I'm strictly a hobbyist of a certain age, retired, hoping that I can die a natural death far in the future. To that end, I have put together an isolation transformer set (two identical transformers linked back-to-back) in order to complete the design and build of a plastic bender. I do a lot of work in wood, metal, and plastic. My first question on the forum is-I think- pretty basic, but it will help me a lot to get some input.

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to PF; it's good to have you here.

 

[phinds]

hoping that I can die a natural death far in the future. To that end, I have put together an isolation transformer

But if you kill yourself with the transformer, it won't be a natural death

 

[Vanadium 50]

But if you kill yourself with the transformer, it won't be a natural death

Guy gets zapped by that much juice, it's only natural that he be dead.