On 4 May, 05:54, "
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On 4 May, 00:57, PeterD wrote:




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you guys are a bit lame, here is a response from somebody (2 people
infact) that I chatted to on IRC as in MIRC, in an electronics
channel.

did reach a conclusion at least..

me could I get electrocuted using a multimeter inside a video
machine when it is plugged in?
arc yes
me how does one do it without getting electrocuted?
arc know what one is doing
arc and be very careful
me I won't be opening the power supply
me is it still a problem?
arc all depends on the machine.
me ok.. anybody else?!
arc by "video machine" you could be talking about anything from a
camcorder to a TV or beyond.
me VCR
me news to me that video machine could mean TV or camcorder, but I
see where you are coming from ther
arc or arcade video game which is what I thought at first.
me maybe we use different terms in uk vs usa
me VCR of course is lower power.. so, is it still the samae answer?
me is it possible to get electrocited poking around there if I do
not touch the power supply?
arc so long as the mains voltage is contained inside of a sealed
power supply you should be safe enough.
me k tx.. i will see if i can identify the psu!
arc will probably be where the mains power comes into the unit.
me got it..
me it is literally a PCB, not enclosed
me and I can't see it plugging in anywhere, so cannot see where I
would tap with a multimeter
me s/plugging in anywhere/plugging into the components

--, begin asking the great, ash --
me got a VCR that is not working, want to poke around with a
multimeter to check DC voltagtes going into components, without
getting electrocuted, but the PSU is literally a PCB, it is not
enclosed.. And I cannot see where the components connecto to the PSU
either.
ash get a new one, there is no user serviceable part in a vcr
ash beside they are so cheap now that it's just not worth to fix, it
will cost you more in parts to fix it than buy a new one
me wow, glad you are here, thanks ash, your word is gospel!
/quit.

ash actually talked me through extending the switch of a kvm switch
once, e.g. where to solder, what wire to buy.. great guy.


/quit.

ash actually talked me through extending the switch of a kvm switch
once, e.g. where to solder, what wire to buy.. great guy.