# Is an old PC PSU "safe" to mess with?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-old-pc-psu-safe-to-mess-with/980097
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 20, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-old-pc-psu-safe-to-mess-with/980097 "2023-02-20T18:29:16Z")
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### Author: ![Quintas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/48db29/32.png) [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-old-pc-psu-safe-to-mess-with/980097/10 "2023-02-20T19:13:09Z")

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> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
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> Do you have kids?

He used to, but he let them dig around inside an old PSU a few years back.

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