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Re: burning smell



On Wed, 26 Mar 2003, Pigeon wrote:

> > > If you leave it for a few hours after disconnecting the power, you
> > > should be safe. The power supply should have resistors to discharge the
> > > capacitors when they're switched off.
> 
> It SHOULD have, but often does not. If it does, less than a minute is
> all you need. If it doesn't, a few days might not be enough. So check
> it with a voltmeter.

Misparsed as "check it with a volunteer".  Might be a problem if you're at
home or in a small company where a missing luser might be noticed...

- Matt




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