Of course, you need to be sensible when you're first starting out. Don't mess with #dangerous things. You don't start repairing hydraulic systems or mains-voltage gear or machines that can take your arm off if you sneeze wrong.

Start with simple stuff, and basic safety precautions.

You can try #electrical stuff, as long as you unplug it and short any big capacitors (large cylindrical things) it has, in case they don't have a bleed resistor on them.

Even better is to start with something that plugs in with an external low-voltage plugpack - it's much harder to kill yourself with a tower fan that runs from 24 VDC than one that runs directly off the mains.

Maybe do a brief web search on the device if you're not sure about it, just to see if there are warnings about working on it.

Surprising (in some sense) things to avoid working on:

Microwave oven. This is the object in your house that is trying hardest to kill you. High frequency, high-voltage AC will kill you dead if you get it across your body.

Old-fashioned CRT (TV/monitor) tubes. Very high voltages, and frequently hold a charge for a long time.

Gas-powered equipment. You can't "unplug" them, and there's always a chance there's enough gas hidden in the carburetor or the removed spark plug wire bumps into the plug that it could puff to life if you turn the crankshaft. One revolution is enough to maim or kill you.

Have fun!

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#danger #DangerWillRobinson #DIY #fixit #DarwinAward #NaturalSelection

On the ground, the conflict showed no sign of letting up∶ Tehran struck a key #water & #electrical plant in #Kuwait, & an #oil refinery in #Israel came under attack. Israel & the #US launched a new wave of strikes on #Iran.

…On the one hand, #Trump has repeatedly said that talks with Iran are going well — though Tehran denies negotiating directly. On the other hand, he has continually ramped up his threats, as thousands more Marines & other US #troops pour into the #MiddleEast.

#WarCrimes #law