[sdiy] HV cap discharging re-revisited

[KA4HJH]

>This is probably more than necessary, but the guys that do less than
>necessary are either lucky or no longer around to talk about it. In
>theory, we are talking about high voltage but low current, so *maybe*
>50 volts wouldn't kill you.

Capacitor discharge is one of the more dangerous ways to get hurt because
the transient current is very high. But the most common cause of injury is
the startle reaction. Even a small discharge can cause you to jump
backwards, lose your balance, etc. It pays not to have a pile of golf clubs
or a sack of ball bearings on the floor behind you if this happens.

I remember the time a friend of mine accidently grabbed both wires of a
furnace transformer...

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Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"