On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 09:46:33PM -0600, The Fool wrote: > > From: Ronn Blankenship > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > And while we're on the subject, why do you have to buy a whole new > > $25 power supply when it's a 10� fuse that has blown? > > > > BT, DT . . . didn't get a T-shirt, though . . . > > Opening up a power supply can kill you. NEVER do it. Opening up a > monitor will kill you. Don't do it.
A little more explanation: obviously you shouldn't work on electrical equipment while it is plugged in -- you should always unplug it. But with power supplies and CRTs, particularly CRTs, there are large capacitors which can hold a charge for long after you have unplugged the device. Unless you know where the live wires connected to the capactiors are, and/or how to discharge them, it is dangerous to mess around with these devices even if they are unplugged (and if you are going to do it, it is safer to ground the device to earth ground, which is best done with a ground cord which looks a lot like a regular power cord but only has the ground wire connected). -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/
