A magazine I read
once described building a PC "like Lego, only with a slightly higher risk of horrific electrical death".
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:38, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

and much better kudos from
people who don't realise how easy it is.

for some reason no one is impressed when you build stuff from lego
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:39, Reply)

Not even that unless you try hard
The maximum internal voltage (outside the PSU) should be 12V
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:39, Reply)

Indeed
and even then you'd have to be stupid enough to plug it in before assembling the rest of the machine.

It amused me, that's all.
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:41, Reply)

The capacitors in the PSU can hold a charge,
for the rest you stand more chance of damaging the PC than yourself if you fiddle while running, and usually not even that. I've not actually killed on since I forced the power supply from a 286 onto a 386 mobo as then plug styles were 'close enough'. lots of magic smoke escaped but no one was hurt.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:44, Reply)

All this egg-sucking instruction
over a passage that amused me.
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:46, Reply)

Well, you youing'uns need telling
innit?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:47, Reply)

I just wanted to join in with the big boys
so I looked like less of a pathetic arty person and more of a techy.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:49, Reply)

There's no risk of that unless you plug it in and turn it on

(PsychoChomp, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:40, Reply)

it's no fun without the danger

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:41, Reply)

I routinely plug mine in when its spread out on my desk
Electricity never killed anyone!
( Peej, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:42, Reply)

plug it in, yes
(that stops static problems) but just don't turn it on
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:43, Reply)

This^

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:44, Reply)