MattyS wrote:i did not know they could kill a person

(how do you know/find that out?)
You know...that's a REALLY good question. I don't know that I've ever seen it in a textbook or anything anywhere...I guess it's just one of those things that various "grown ups" have been telling me since I was a young kid. Always in my Tech Ed classes they made sure to stress not dismantling things like TV's and computer monitors because they have huge capacitors that can carry a huge charge...my dad always used to mention it here and there as well, and that man seems to know a little bit about everything (unless you really need to know something

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I just googled it and it's mentioned in the ever-so-accurate Wikipedia briefly, and I also found some sort of government report about a man who was killed working on electrical stuff in a coal mine...seems a bank of capacitors was the "culprit." Real sad, just a guy trying to make an honest living....Anyways, that link is
http://www.msha.gov/fatals/2003/ftl03c16.htm in case you wanted to read it for yourself.
I had to buy a new TV myself just last year...mine just stopped turning on completely one day, so I went out and spent $700 on a 36" HDTV...and now we don't even have cable at my apartment...LOL. Oh well, it's still awesome for watching movies! Good luck with the hunt!