[sdiy] Reason Eight (was discharging...^)

[Bob Weigel]

Personally..I never discharge caps in LV circuits.  :-)  I'll leave that 
headache to those who do. -Bob

harrybissell wrote:

>Another reason to add to the list...
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>8)  If the circuit uses voltage regualtors (78xx, 79xx) and the circuit
>designer did not READ the data sheet carefully and provide the reverse
>diode
>across the input and output terminals...  discharging the capacitor by
>short
>circuit WILL destroy the regulator.
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>H^) harry
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