Basic Qualification · B-003 Station assembly, practice and safety · B-003-018-011
What is the risk involved in troubleshooting a live power supply?
- AElectric shock
- BDamaging connected equipment
- CElectromagnetic interference
- DBlowing the fuse
Correct answer: A — Electric shock. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
Touching live parts inside a power supply exposes you to high voltage that can stop your heart or cause severe burns, making electric shock the primary danger. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Station assembly, practice and safety is section B-003 of the Basic exam: Building a station safely: power supplies, grounding, RF exposure, lightning, feedline routing, and what a transmitter, receiver and transceiver actually do.
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