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That's why there's such a thing as limited liability. Guitar amps are a good example - they're extremely dangerous if you're not careful. But manufacturers have
by holy_city 7y ago
That's why there's such a thing as limited liability. Guitar amps are a good example - they're extremely dangerous if you're not careful. But manufacturers have provided repair manuals for decades, and I highly doubt any of the people who have hurt themselves because they forgot to discharge the rectifier caps successfully sued the manufacturer because they were being stupid.
- kakwa_ 7y agoI really like how Fender is shipping the schematic with their amp (I hope they still do it). That being said, guitar amps, specially tube amps are indeed extremely dangerous, not only the caps, but also the 300, 400 and sometimes 500 volts DC around the tubes. You need to be extremely cautious when handling these, specially if they are powered and opened (to check voltages in various points of the circuit for example). That being said, I've not seen a lot of guitarists actually opening and servicing their amp themselves, even if the circuits tend to be quite simple and easy to maintain/repair (few components, no SMD).