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Old 17th Mar 2008, 7:59 pm   #10
Skywave
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chard, South Somerset, UK.
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Exclamation Re: Radio Servicing Causing Death

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Originally Posted by kibble View Post
He leaned over the amp on the bench just as an electrolytic capacitor launched its self free from the PCB & hit him in the adams apple.
I know; I know .

Happened to me in the early '70's. HV PSU for a VHF transmitter. Fortunately, the cap. just missed my right eye. I've been very generous with my chosen d.c. voltage ratings of electrolytics ever since.

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