To be fair, pretty much everyone I know who works on high-voltage tube electronics has shocked themselves badly at some point. That stuff can kill and maim. B

To be fair, pretty much everyone I know who works on high-voltage tube electronics has shocked themselves badly at some point. That stuff can kill and maim. But the circuits were much simpler... I understand how a rectifier works... I got no idea how a switch mode supply works. And the parts were a lot larger. And the cost per device was a lot greater, too, making paying a repair person a saner choice.