Smile on my face

**Faceball** · 03-17-2016, 12:39 PM

I scraped a broken digital camera today during lunch at my 9-5 job. A Canon PowerShot A560 It was fun, until I started playing around the flash and capacitor. OK, so I haven't shocked myself in a long time, but this little cap almost put me on my backside. BE CAREFULL WITH THESE !! in one hand, out the other with enough to still light the flash. OUCH

Lesson: Don't test something then start poking around in it without discharging any Caps !!!

**nutpie** · 05-22-2017, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by Faceball

I scraped a broken digital camera today during lunch at my 9-5 job. A Canon PowerShot A560 It was fun, until I started playing around the flash and capacitor. OK, so I haven't shocked myself in a long time, but this little cap almost put me on my backside. BE CAREFULL WITH THESE !! in one hand, out the other with enough to still light the flash. OUCH

Lesson: Don't test something then start poking around in it without discharging any Caps !!!

I have learned - Get everything you plan on testing and test them all at once. After testing, set them aside to break down a few days later. ( and even after a few days some may still have voltage)