@Dtl reminds me of a conversation I had with a colleague once:
Them: "have you worked on these before?"
Me: "yes, a few times..."
Them: "I've got the lid off, any advice?"
Me:"Um..."
Them:"arghhhhh!"
Me:"the heat sinks are live, not grounded?"
Them:"thanks."

@Dtl oh yes, yes I will!

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What a shame because caps make excellent handles. I’ve heard.

@Dtl We had budget for a sticker, but not a proper handle. sorry.

@Dtl I was telling a couple of galpals about warning labels a couple of weeks ago & how for every one that exists - someone did something quite stupid. That's why we have labels like: "Remove cap, before drinking." & "Open bag, before consuming."

@Dtl 820 uf, damn that’s a big boi, power supply?

@Dtl A story and a large settlement.

@Dtl I saw this one night driving into work. I like to think there’s a page in a training document or similar as a direct result of this ladder placement.

The line was probably dead (that or the worker might well be), but the placement of that ladder is a real safety third sort of move. (I’m not even sure it’s secured)

@Dtl I suppose the sticker was cheaper than installing a handle.

@Dtl this is missing a "Do not cover pressure relief breaking point with stickers" sticker on the side of the capacitor.

@Dtl The next time I design anything with a large aluminum electrolytic capacitor, I am definitely going to put labels like that on them.

@Dtl "If not handle why handle-shaped?"

@Dtl or foot warmers

@Dtl ...and a market opportunity. i am going to make my fortune on handle-rated caps

@Dtl Every. Warning. Label.

@Dtl clearly rectifying a design flaw of not providing actual handle

> «dont tell me what to do, Cacy, you not my real handle»

@Dtl truth

@Dtl That one might sting a lot if it discharges on ya.

@Dtl But what could possibly go wrong?

@Dtl
Every morning I read a safety rule from "The Book." The ones involving steam engines are always fun.
Once in a while I will remind my peeps that, "The rules are written in blood here. Every one of these has a story behind it."

@Dtl good god

@Dtl @tjkendon
I used to be a Dell certified hardware repair guy, fifteen years ago. There used to be at least one 1U rack mount server model where the system board had a wire cage holding down a big capacitor in the middle of the board. After fielding so many RMAs for ripped off capacitors they decided it would be cheaper to MAKE the capacitor into a handle.

@Dtl @ifixcoinops that looks like a mistake you can make only twice.

@Dtl chonky death handle.

@Dtl Well, you don't want to incapacitate the board.

@Dtl yup. Because somebody did.

@Dtl That one story often leads to others:

"I'm sorry, you want us to print _what_ on a sticker? But why would ...? I mean, fine, here's the price tag and timeline, but ..."

@Dtl What'll they charge you with?

I'll see myself out...

@Dtl If the capacitor can't briefly hold and later discharge some leverage, is it really worth having?

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@Dtl I used to have a coworker who was in a competition with his friends to get warning labels put on things. For example, he would contact shampoo companies and say he ate their grape shampoo and then, bam, warning label not to eat the shampoo.

When I see things like this, I wonder how far his pranks have reached.

@Dtl written in blood :)

@Dtl That's excellent. If there was anything that shouldn't be used as a handle in a circuit board, i don't think you could choose anything worse than a cap!

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Heh!