>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:03:38 +0000 >From: Stuart Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >On Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at 09:35 AM, Adam wrote: > >> Discharging the CRT is a load of crap. I've been inside all sorts of >> Macs >> from Pluses to Colour Classics, have never, ever bothered, and nothing >> has >> ever happened. > >My experience is identical, > >but as List Nanny, I probably ought to say that neither LEM nor the >list, nor Dan Knight, nor I, nor the electrons which were used to >communicate this or any other list message can be held liable if you >fail to follow to the letter the advice of Apple Inc that there are no >user-servicable parts inside a Compact Mac, and, consequently, that you >should never open one up. Ever. OK? ;-) > >After all, Mr Jobs wouldn't like it. I've shocked the bejeezus out of myself in a Plus. Only once out of many times inside one, and I think it happened while I was trying to discharge the tube. The irony is that the act of discharging the tube gets you closer to the source of shock than just about anything else you can do inside a Plus. But I've electrocuted myself so many times over the years, I kind of react to it like Uncle Fester--except the time I crossed the 220 on the hot water heater... Jeff Walther -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
