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[โ€“] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless it has to do with electrical wiring or anything dangerous. Part of learning to repair is knowing your limits!

[โ€“] Machefi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Some things are very dangerous even though for inexperienced they might not seem so. Case in point: the microwave. It has a powerful capacitor and if you try taking it apart, it might shock you even when disconnected from power

[โ€“] spegin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Adding to that, capacitors can take a very long time to discharge. They can still do serious damage after not being connected for months

[โ€“] Ducks@ducks.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Never fuck with a microwave, you're asking to become the path of least resistance for that capacitor to unload through.