Hello everyone,
I've been getting into electronics and hardware hacking (arduino/raspberry pie, and some non-computerized stuff, too) and I recently had my coffee maker have a peculiar problem that basically made me want to scrap it. The issue is that when I turn it on, it only uses half the water I put in, I don't know why, but that appears to be the case.
At any rate, I don't want to repair it so much as I want to take it apart. It's a Black & Decker CM4000SC. I looked over some videos on disassambling some electronics like microwaves, CRTs and other larger electronics that had warnings that they might still contain an electrical charge even after being turned off and unplugged still posed a substantial risk of electric shock.
I understand that precautions must be taken, like wearing rubber soled shoes (would Nikes running shoes work?) and wearing rubber gloves (would rubber cleaning gloves work?), but what are the risks in particular with taking apart a coffee maker have?
I've been getting into electronics and hardware hacking (arduino/raspberry pie, and some non-computerized stuff, too) and I recently had my coffee maker have a peculiar problem that basically made me want to scrap it. The issue is that when I turn it on, it only uses half the water I put in, I don't know why, but that appears to be the case.
At any rate, I don't want to repair it so much as I want to take it apart. It's a Black & Decker CM4000SC. I looked over some videos on disassambling some electronics like microwaves, CRTs and other larger electronics that had warnings that they might still contain an electrical charge even after being turned off and unplugged still posed a substantial risk of electric shock.
I understand that precautions must be taken, like wearing rubber soled shoes (would Nikes running shoes work?) and wearing rubber gloves (would rubber cleaning gloves work?), but what are the risks in particular with taking apart a coffee maker have?