Are flat panel TVs dangerous to open, like old CRTs?

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

The thing you never want your kid working on is microwave ovens. The power transformers in them are high current (it's current that kills) and high voltage and are alternating current which is harder to let go of and disrupts muscle control including the heart...the tubes in some microwaves are filled with poisonous gas too.

Don't forget the danger of the radiation from any microwave oven's magnetron, and do not, under any circumstances, bypass the door switches, even for testing. Microwave energy is very dangerous if handled indiscriminately, so unless you know exactly what you are doing, you can get into very serious trouble by trying to troubleshoot or repair a microwave oven. Microwave ovens, like flat screen TVs, are so inexpensive these days that it is hardly worth trying to repair them when they go bad, once they are out of the manufacturer's warranty period; this is the way all electronics, home appliances and just about everything else are made now (there are a few exceptions, such as automobiles). As well, do not under any conditions whatsoever operate a microwave oven empty or put anything made of metal into the oven; this will destroy the magnetron and may cause a fire.