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What are some consumer electronics you probably shouldn't tinker with? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I came up with this question right after I wanted to take apart a microwave to see why it wasn't heating anything before I remembered that that's a very, VERY bad idea

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[โ€“] [email protected] 70 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Anything with large capacitors?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 18 hours ago

Not a large capacitor in my case, but I took apart my old camera after it stopped working, and accidentally touched the capacitor for the flash. A memorable moment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Word for word my answer

[โ€“] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

And people don't realize how long they can hold power after the device has been "off".

Edit - I forgot to add my thing! A good example of something that doesn't sound scary is a TV, but it has large capacitors that can end you (or make a bad day).