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Very interesting video even though I only did a little bit of electrical engineering. These videos where they don’t wear gloves or seemingly have no protection

Very interesting video even though I only did a little bit of electrical engineering. These videos where they don’t wear gloves or seemingly have no protection really stresses me out though.

stavros 1y ago
The protection is that it's not plugged in.
- cmcaleer 1y ago
  True in this case, but this isn't universal. Some devices with high voltage caps will absolutely still kill you even if they've been unplugged for days. This is why people can and do die while messing about with unplugged microwaves in particular.
  - stavros 1y ago
    This is true, but people handling those devices generally do protect themselves. In this case it wasn't necessary, so no need to stress!
  - Gigachad 1y ago
    Should be quite unlikely though. They are meant to have resistors to drain the caps. Can also short the cap with a screwdriver if you want to be extra sure.
  - olelele 1y ago
    People should not be messing with microwaves period.
dogma1138 1y ago
There aren’t gloves you can wear at this scale that would offer any protection and allow you to do anything. The only protection you need is for it to be unplugged and if it has large caps you want to make sure those are discharged.
- 2muchcoffeeman 1y ago
  I don’t mean protection from electricity. He’s sawing into plastic and electric components and has no cut resistant gloves or a vacuum to suck away dust. At one point he also had a soldering iron quite close to bear fingers. Parts where he’s just prying things off with pliers wouldn’t need maximum dexterity with both hands.
  - greggsy 1y ago
    I wouldn’t use gloves to do any of those things you’ve described. They would be a hindrance, and the risk just isn’t that bad.
  - rented_mule 1y ago
    There are many different philosophies. My neighbor is 84 years old and worked for the US Forest Service for 30 years doing timber management and fire prevention / suppression. He has thousands of hours of experience using chainsaws, much of that on trees that are 100+ feet tall. Even in his 80s, he prefers to use a chainsaw wearing nothing other than shorts and a t-shirt - no chaps, no long pants, no socks, and no shoes. His argument is that safety equipment makes people complacent, especially when they are experienced enough to move quickly. If you have bare feet / legs, you are much more aware of the dangers and hence more careful. He still has all his limbs and the fingers / toes at the ends of them. Too many of his former coworkers do not. He is nearly deaf, so using hearing protection might have been better. That's all anecdotal at best, but experts often disagree on the safest approach for themselves vs. others. And what's best for experts is often not what's best for novices, and vice versa.

Very interesting video even though I only did a little bit of electrical engineering. These videos where they don’t wear gloves or seemingly have no protection really stresses me out though.

stavros 1y ago

The protection is that it's not plugged in.

cmcaleer 1y ago
True in this case, but this isn't universal. Some devices with high voltage caps will absolutely still kill you even if they've been unplugged for days. This is why people can and do die while messing about with unplugged microwaves in particular.
- stavros 1y ago
  This is true, but people handling those devices generally do protect themselves. In this case it wasn't necessary, so no need to stress!
- Gigachad 1y ago
  Should be quite unlikely though. They are meant to have resistors to drain the caps. Can also short the cap with a screwdriver if you want to be extra sure.
- olelele 1y ago
  People should not be messing with microwaves period.

dogma1138 1y ago

There aren’t gloves you can wear at this scale that would offer any protection and allow you to do anything. The only protection you need is for it to be unplugged and if it has large caps you want to make sure those are discharged.

2muchcoffeeman 1y ago
I don’t mean protection from electricity. He’s sawing into plastic and electric components and has no cut resistant gloves or a vacuum to suck away dust. At one point he also had a soldering iron quite close to bear fingers. Parts where he’s just prying things off with pliers wouldn’t need maximum dexterity with both hands.
- greggsy 1y ago
  I wouldn’t use gloves to do any of those things you’ve described. They would be a hindrance, and the risk just isn’t that bad.
- rented_mule 1y ago
  There are many different philosophies. My neighbor is 84 years old and worked for the US Forest Service for 30 years doing timber management and fire prevention / suppression. He has thousands of hours of experience using chainsaws, much of that on trees that are 100+ feet tall. Even in his 80s, he prefers to use a chainsaw wearing nothing other than shorts and a t-shirt - no chaps, no long pants, no socks, and no shoes. His argument is that safety equipment makes people complacent, especially when they are experienced enough to move quickly. If you have bare feet / legs, you are much more aware of the dangers and hence more careful. He still has all his limbs and the fingers / toes at the ends of them. Too many of his former coworkers do not. He is nearly deaf, so using hearing protection might have been better. That's all anecdotal at best, but experts often disagree on the safest approach for themselves vs. others. And what's best for experts is often not what's best for novices, and vice versa.