So I'm just starting out with electronics and am quite keen to start fiddling around with old electronic gadgets I have lying around.
But before I get started, I'd like to get an understanding of whether it could ever be dangerous to open something up and poke around, with the power unplugged.
I have read that this could be dangerous with CRT monitors but are there other pieces of equipment that I shouldn't play around with if I don't know what I'm doing?
For example, I have a broken DAB alarm clock radio, which on the back has a big warning sign saying "Warning, risk of electric shock, do not open. High voltage inside" etc. But next to the power inlet it also says "DC 6V". How could this possibly be dangerous? Or is the warning blurb just the manufacturer being over-cautious wanting to scare people off just in case someone sued them?
Thanks
But before I get started, I'd like to get an understanding of whether it could ever be dangerous to open something up and poke around, with the power unplugged.
I have read that this could be dangerous with CRT monitors but are there other pieces of equipment that I shouldn't play around with if I don't know what I'm doing?
For example, I have a broken DAB alarm clock radio, which on the back has a big warning sign saying "Warning, risk of electric shock, do not open. High voltage inside" etc. But next to the power inlet it also says "DC 6V". How could this possibly be dangerous? Or is the warning blurb just the manufacturer being over-cautious wanting to scare people off just in case someone sued them?
Thanks