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Is Ups Inverters Dangerous to Your Health?
dr chris smith: If it does emit any ozone the amount will be absolutely tiny if you have an inverter which basically is spinning round electric motors do make little bits of ozone. You can smell this when you use your power drill and you'll see sparks where the brushes are contacting the commutator inside, he says. He adds that if you just open the window and ventilate the room you're not going to do any harm whatsoever but gain enormously through managing to keep your electric devices running.
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