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Re: burning smell



* Pigeon <jah.pigeon@ukonline.co.uk> [20030327 21:15 PST]:
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 02:23:22PM +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote:
> > 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...
> 
> In electronics labs etc, if someone suddenly says "Catch!" and lobs
> something at you, don't catch it. It's probably a capacitor with a
> nice hefty charge in it.

Pigeon, dude ... you've got to find some less hostile friends! ;-)

good times,
Vineet
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