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RE: Just being safe Capacitor discharge question

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on January 16, 2017 at 20:42:30

In Reply to: Just being safe Capacitor discharge question posted by jk on January 12, 2017 at 09:58:54:

I would be surprised if there's no bleeder resistor across the cap or somewhere electrically connected across the cap + and - terminals. The bleeder resistor normally discharges the capacitor over time when the amp is powered down. It can also provides some degreee of voltage regulation depending on the value.

You can place a resistor across the capacitor terminals or if you're brave, short the terminals together with a screw driver shaft. Bang! (Wear protective goggles or don't look).

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