Re: Removing MOT and Cap

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com>

Patrick, 
  There should be no danger in removing the goodies.  I have taken apart a
number of microwave ovens and don't think I ever bothered to discharge the cap
from any of them.  You could short the terminals to be absolutely sure. 
Wouldn't hurt. 
Mike 

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> There's a microwave at my school that's free for the taking. How would I go 
> about safely removing the xfrmer and the cap? It's been unplugged for a few 
> weeks, but I'm guessing it would still be prudent to discharge the cap. Can 
> I just short it with a screwdriver? Are there any other sources of voltage I 
> should be aware of? (BTW, I'm not interested in the magnetron.) 
>
> Thanks 
> Patrick 
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