@frankmc195 If I had to wait 24 hours every time I needed to work on a tube amp...
Erik has the correct answer. Then after the wait ...
@frankmc195 If I had to wait 24 hours every time I needed to work on a tube amp...
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noromance... this is do as I suggest not as I do. I have a 12 guage wire open at both ends taped to two round dowels and I just touch them to each pole. You do this at your own risk as the capacitor may go away. I haven't had it happen but it can. Now if I had suggested what I do, I would have 30 on this blog telling me how dumb I was to suggest such a thing. |
Shorting a high uF cap directly is a bad idea. You can in fact ruin an otherwise good cap. Also, worth noting the voltage rating on a cap. If it’s 50V say or less, it’s not that dangerous. If you don’t have a 10W resistor, just use a bigger Ohm resistor and wait longer. What’s the big deal? Lastly, why on earth is someone who doesn’t know how to measure or discharge a capacitor safely getting into the guts of an appliance? |