Re: US Navy electronics tech training

"Cornelius" <cornelius8174@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:34:48 -0400, "liquidator"
> <mikeh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> ><0junk4me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >Thank you- will pass that on
> >
> >> I. Beware of the lightning that lurketh in seemingly uncharged
> >> capacitors lest it cause thee to bounce upon thy buttocks in an
> >> unseamanlike manner and cause thy hair to stand on end, therby
exceeding
> >> regulation length.
> >>
> >
> >
> >About 35 years ago got knocked on my ass by a Marshall amp while
attemting
> >repair. Walked around with a piece of dead meat on my fingertip for a
couple
> >weeks.
> >
> >Capacitors are no joke.
> >
> >Was at a computer recycler a couple years back- new guy, kinda biker
type,
> >grabbed a UPS to dismantle- a big one.
> >
> >Loud bang, and confused looking biker type looking at a screwdriver
missing
> >it's tip.
> >
>
> Had a similar experience with an old Gates FM-20H 20K FM transmitter.
> Thing had been down for an hour or more, but that made no
> difference...BANG! All that was left of the screwdriver was the
> handle.
>
> I suppose that's what I get for answering an "off air" emergency page
> at 3:30 AM.
>
> Sorry, I know this is off-topic, but sometimes it's fun to share...
>
> --- Cornelius
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You are right- caps can hold a charge for quite a while.