[sdiy] Discharging electrolytics

[fmg]

jared wrote:
> ...
> 
> 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?

Jared,

That method of discharging lytics is already in use by our
list member Harry. But in his case he uses a special IC that have a
very similar topology.

(ask Harry for details...  :))

Fabio
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