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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:16 PM Original message |
Man dies while fixing microwave (I don't mean this as a joke) |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Run Shocker Run |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. No idea |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. A large capacitor , same with TV's , dangerous even when unplugged |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would not have known this was possible. Poor guy... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. damn |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Is it better |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yup, a magnetron can kill you |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Are these things just on microwaves? |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. As the poster points out below |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. What I am interested in is this... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. They lose their charge over a few hours. |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Gotcha. Thank you. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Capacitors can hold their charge for years. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Even in standard appliances? |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. The filter caps in big power supplys can. Better safe than sorry. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. a standard appliance might have a cap |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. But not usually high voltage caps |
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Symarip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. False |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. OK..lol |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. It's always the capacitors in one form or another. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. screwdriver...ground to chassis. newer electronics usually have resistors to discharge the caps... |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. The problem from the designer's POV |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. delete |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. And the Darwin goes to... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Now that's a shocking response... |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. Did you read the obits yesterday? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It's an unfortunate choice, but at least the guy made up for it with a solid, |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
26. Like CRT televisions; the capacitance of electricity is substantial... |
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