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It's also kind of dangerous though, there's a reason these people need to be certified. Dealing with a 5V breadboard? Yeah I'm game. Disassembling the housing o

It's also kind of dangerous though, there's a reason these people need to be certified. Dealing with a 5V breadboard? Yeah I'm game. Disassembling the housing of something to figure out which part needs to be greased or came loose? Yeah sure. My computer science training has prepared me to think outside the box and solve novel problems. But if it's got 240V mains going through it, I'm not going to touch it. I like how my EKG currently looks and want it to stay that way. Why are humans made out of such a conductive material again? My CS degree didn't do anything to help me here beyond my biology class giving me an appreciation for how much meat-circuitry my body has that relies on fractions of a single volt to operate my vital organs.

lotsofpulp 3y ago
This specific repair scenario is not dangerous. It is such a common failure with a cheap fix that it’s simply worth killing the circuit, unplugging the old one, plugging in a new one, turning the power back on, and seeing if it works. Worst case scenario, you have a new capacitor. Best case scenario, you save hundreds of dollars. Here’s a video. You can even skip all the diagnostic tests, as all you care about is replacing the capacitor. If that doesn’t work, call an expert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWH38Rg1iMI&pp=ygUeUmVwbGFjaW5nIGNhcGFjaXRvciBjZW50cmFsIEFD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWH38Rg1iMI&pp=ygUeUmVwbGFja... https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/ac-capacitor-replacement/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901ca03363f https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/ac-capacitor-replacement/9ba6...
- commandlinefan 3y ago
  > This specific repair scenario is not dangerous I believe you, but I also know I'm not qualified to examine whether or not the repair in question is the non-dangerous one you're describing or the lethal one that looks pretty similar. I have all kinds of respect for you for being able to fix your own stuff, but even if I think I know what I'm doing, I'm still going to pay somebody who definitely knows what he's doing to do it for me.

lotsofpulp 3y ago

This specific repair scenario is not dangerous. It is such a common failure with a cheap fix that it’s simply worth killing the circuit, unplugging the old one, plugging in a new one, turning the power back on, and seeing if it works. Worst case scenario, you have a new capacitor. Best case scenario, you save hundreds of dollars. Here’s a video. You can even skip all the diagnostic tests, as all you care about is replacing the capacitor. If that doesn’t work, call an expert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWH38Rg1iMI&pp=ygUeUmVwbGFjaW5nIGNhcGFjaXRvciBjZW50cmFsIEFD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWH38Rg1iMI&pp=ygUeUmVwbGFja... https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/ac-capacitor-replacement/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901ca03363f https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/ac-capacitor-replacement/9ba6...

commandlinefan 3y ago
> This specific repair scenario is not dangerous I believe you, but I also know I'm not qualified to examine whether or not the repair in question is the non-dangerous one you're describing or the lethal one that looks pretty similar. I have all kinds of respect for you for being able to fix your own stuff, but even if I think I know what I'm doing, I'm still going to pay somebody who definitely knows what he's doing to do it for me.