[sdiy] Tube amp cap discharge tool?

[Bob Weigel]

The lamp will spark initially but the response time of a typical light 
bulb is milliseconds I think due to the tiny tiny amount of thermal mass 
involved :-).  So it will help some. But hey..just get a cheap 
screwdriver with a well insulated handle and let er rip! :-)  -Bob

Ken Stone wrote:

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