[sdiy] Tube amp cap discharge tool?

Ken Stone sasami at hotkey.net.au
Thu May 19 01:59:06 CEST 2005


>Might be a bad idea at 300V...
>
>(what voltage you got in AU ?   Our light bulbs are 120V)

Our mains is 240V. Even so, using a light bulb is still a bad idea. Filament
resistance is too low when it is cold, so I'd expect you'd still get a heck
of a spark (the sort that blows away a chunk of your terminal)

Ken

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