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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

And old TVs, CRT monitors, etc. If you open it up and say "huh those capacitors look a lot bigger than normal ones", don't touch it. Put it back together, and leave it alone. Even if it's been unplugged for days or even weeks, those things can - and sometimes do - hold enough juice to hurt you seriously, even kill you if several decide to discharge at the same time.