[sdiy] Tube amp cap discharge tool?

[tomg]

screwdriver>cliplead>100R 10W > cliplead>gnd

One hand only rule... If you're right handed only
use your right hand. Stick your left hand in your
back pocket. Be careful :)

Even after discharge... I short 'em with a
screwdriver.. :)

Regards
Tom



> Hello DIY dudes,
>
> Can anyone give me a quick recipe for a safe tube amp capacitor
discharging
> tool?  That is, something I can use to discharge the voltages found on
filter
> caps in tube amps after you turn the amp off, so it will be safe to stick
my
> hands and tools in there to work on them.  I'm guessing that I need
something
> like a fairly large value, high wattage resistor connected on one end to a
test
> clip that I hook onto chassis ground, using the other end of the resistor
to
> touch the hot side of the charged-up capacitors to shunt the charge to
ground,
> but I'd like to know for sure if this is the right way to do it, and if
so,
> what value should I use for the resistor (both resistance and wattage).
Any
> other tips about precautions, procedure, or techniques would be much
appreciated.
>  Sorry to be such a pussy about this, but for some odd reason, I am not so
> much in the mood for electrocuting myself today.
>
> Michael B.