[sdiy] Tube amp cap discharge tool?

[James Patchell]

I would like to reinforce what Doug is saying here....rapid discharge of 
any capacitor is a very bad idea.

When I work on equipment that does not have bleeders on the filter 
capacitors, I add them...this is a permanent solution...I try to choose a 
bleeder value that will discharge the capacitor to a safe level in less 
than a minute...10 seconds is what I prefer.

The same is true of Cathode Ray Tubes...never discharge these with a direct 
sort either...you can get a real nasty surprise...

         -Jim <35 years as an EE and still alive> Patchell

At 10:23 PM 5/19/2005 -0600, The Peasant wrote:

>But you still don't get the point. It's a BAD IDEA for a number of different
>reasons, and recommending it to others on a DIY list makes it very much 
>worse.
>And I do believe that you are wrong, somebody may well get hurt following 
>your
>advice, at the very least it will probably result in the damage of some
>equipment. However, you don't appear to be hearing me or anyone else on this,
>so this will be my last post on the subject.
>
>Please everyone, do not follow Bob's bad advice, always use an appropriate
>resistor to dissipate capacitors, and always check ANY high voltage circuit
>with a voltmeter before working on it.
>
>Take care,
>Doug
>______________________
>The Electronic Peasant
>
>www.electronicpeasant.com


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