Date:         Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:41:48 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
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On 7/2/05 4:14 PM, "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM> wrote:

> In a message dated 7/2/05 4:03:59 PM, tmiller@VCMAILS.COM writes:
>
> << Not enough juice to be lethal. >>
>
> Don't kid yourself; not all capacitors are created equal.  Some can unload a
> LOT of Joules real fast.
>
> George
>
>

You hit that one square!!!  the type on the back of certain CRT can
discharge 10k volts at almost an amp.  This is more than enough to kill in
certain situations.  Some large motor systems have start caps even larger.
One thing I was taught in basic electrical school was never trust a bleeder
system for large capacity capacitors.  Also some very large power
transformers build up a capacitive charge in them so that they can actually
still have a fatal voltage unless grounded after disconnecting.
Jimt