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"Jon Danniken" wrote:

The way it is assembled is specificallly designed to make access difficult.
There is a power supply inside of that unit capable of producing 4000 volts
at a half an amp, which is guaranteed to kill you.

As if that wasn't enough, the capacitor can retain sufficient enough energy
to cause a ventricular fibrillation long after the unit has been turned off
and unplugged.

Microwave ovens are rather simple devices, but unless you have the
specialized know-how in dealing with them, your life isn't worth it.

Jon

Fair and acceptable warnings to the complete idiot, but I believe you're
lapsing into hysterical hyperbole. Electricity is *not* "guaranteed to
kill you." It's only theoretically possible that you could die from
opening up a microwave to fix it. If you do accidentally touch the wrong
thing, it'll give you a shock, which will remind you which part not to
touch.

Most of those theoretically dangerous parts are hidden away in secondary
cages anyway. You can easily open up a microwave and fix it without
having a panic attack.