I thought that the killer was current not voltage or power?

Matt

----- Original Message -----
From: jackson harry <postituk@yahoo.com>
To: gllug@linux.co.uk
Sent: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 10:26:51 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: Re: [Gllug] PSU fans

> --- Alex Hudson <home@alexhudson.com> wrote:
> > 
> > I don't know whether this is just me, but there is
> > something about tinkering with power supplies that
> > just doesn't sit right.. oh yes, that's it, it's
> > because they can kill you :)
> 
> The danger from the power supply is not the residing
> voltage in the capacitors but the chance that you may
> damage it and short to the chassis, if no earth was
> apparent and sitting on highly resistive carpet it
> would create a great big 240v live metal thing that
> the children should avoid. The resident voltage in a
> tv is because of the CRT and the fact that some of the
> capacitors are charged to 27000 volts. I have seen
> someone get a belt from an HT lead connected to  CRT,
> it did not kill him but he did not pick his nose with
> that finger for a while, he cleared 8 feet in a bout
> .25secs.
> 
> > 
> > Seriously, make sure you turn off that power supply
> > at least a day before you're going to take a
> > soldering iron to it in anger. They're much like
> > TVs.. resident charge. Nasty voltages :(
> 
> Anything with anything capacitive will have a resident
> charge I am unsure as to how much a 300W one would
> have but I do not think that it will be overly much.
> 
> On a serious note if you are unsure at all do not
> touch the power supply its the one that will kill you
> and it is also the one that will kill every component
> in your PC you decide which one is more important.
> 
> HARRY
> 
> 
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