[sdiy] Tube amp cap discharge tool?

[harrybissell]

Might be a bad idea at 300V...

(what voltage you got in AU ?   Our light bulbs are 120V)

H^) harry

"Wheaton, Simon" wrote:

>
> A household light globe accross the cap?
>
> Simon
> Canberra
> AUSTRALIA
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> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl on behalf of WeAreAs1 at aol.com
> Sent: Thu 19/05/2005 4:14 AM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: [sdiy] Tube amp cap discharge tool?
>
> 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.
>
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