[sdiy] Tube amp cap discharge tool?

[harrybissell]

Wuss....

just stick your hand in there.  If the caps are still charged it'll come
right back out on its own....

(maybe minus skin from rubbing on anything blocking its retreat...  ;^)

H^) harry     (done that - Marshall Major !)

WeAreAs1 at aol.com wrote:

> 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.