Originally Posted by firebane
25,000+ volts through me as I put my fingers into the back of a computer monitor without discharging it first.. that one knocked me back 4' and every muscle was contracted so hard it hurt and I forgot the time from when I put my fingers into the hole till I landed on my ass.
The networking/computer guy at work was telling me how our computer to plate system's capacitors are huge, there about 6 inches tall and about as wide as a silver dollar, but they can't harm you but if you unplug a monitor and don't wait like 15 minutes for it to discharge it can stop your heart.