[sdiy] Discharging electrolytics

[The Peasant]

Quoting jared <jaredfoster at gmail.com>:

> I always do something really stupid with those, like, "hey I'll just cut 
> them off and throw them away, effectively avoiding the problem all 
> together." 
> And then I go and cut both leads at the same time with a metal wire cutters.
> 
> I suggest you design and build a prototype pcb of an overly-elaborate and 
> roundabout circuit to send the discharge of the two massive lethal 
> capacitors into hundreds of smaller, similar, almost-harmless capacitors. 
> Then you can safely discharge those individually, one by one, by hand. 
> So what do you think?
 
Let 'er rip!!!!!!

;-)=

Take care,
Doug
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