• jj4211@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, funny how it works. Of course of you know that’s like a fifteen dollar part from the hardware store.

    Another cheap but expensive one when a capacitor goes in an HVAC. Super cheap quick and easy but an HVAC company will probably charge $500 if you called them.

    Can save a ton of money just knowing a few basics on your plumbing, HVAC, and cars.

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      2 days ago

      Don’t they say not to take apart microwaves because the capacitor could shock and kill you? Is it the same with HVAC capacitors?

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        1 day ago

        Same except different. A microwave cap stores more current than most HVAC systems do. That doesn’t mean you should play with those caps either if you don’t understand what you are looking at.

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        Yup.

        Crt monitors are the stereotypical "surprise, you just pushed the dead button!” device, but microwaves too.

        Their transformers are the bit that kills the most hobbiests though. Crazy high frequency high voltage transformer that chooses not to fuck around when you plop it in your project.

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        2 days ago

        You should be careful, but it’s not hard to drain them real quick before working on them.