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| 20 Oct 2012 | #41 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by mjf 
Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Discharging a capacitor involves placing a load across its terminals so that the stored energy is dissipated safely. The load is typically a wirewound power resistor, although a mains light bulb can also be used. If a voltmeter is connected in parallel, you can also see the residual voltage reduce until it is close to zero (although it will probably never actually be exactly zero). Maybe a safety sticky under hardware Brink? |
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| 21 Oct 2012 | #42 |
| | This should probably read, Student electrocuted while dismantling a computer's power supply. That's where the big capacitors are. |
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