"Kyle Cassidy" > wrote in message
news
> : >> Can anyone tell me if microwaves retain electricity even if
> : >> they're unplugged like televisions do? I plan on gutting a
> : >> microwave and modding it into a custom computer case I'm building.
>
> anticdotally, i once disassembled a television which had held a charge for
> 20 years sitting in a basement.
>
> --
> kyle cassidy | /"\ ASCII RIBBON
> www.kylecassidy.com + \ / CAMPAIGN
> | X AGAINST HTML MAIL
> | / \ AND POSTINGS

yes Microwaves have a high voltage capacitor that needs to be discharged.
As for the 20 year tv, I don't believe it.

del cecchi