[ALUG] Silly Hardware Qs

[Tim Green]

On 1/24/07, Wayne Stallwood <ALUGlist at digimatic.co.uk> wrote:
> If the screen is the type that has mains going straight into it rather
> than being powered by a PSU brick then stay well away from the
> components near the mains socket even if the power is disconnected.
> there are capacitors there charged up with over 300VDC and they will
> bite you even after the unit has been unplugged for a while.

The backlight requires high voltages too, so either way watch those fingers.

Regards,
Tim.