Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
Originally Posted By: Red00Jetta
Also stay well away from any of the capacitors if you do it yourself. I got the
knocked out of me by one of the big ones on my amp. It can kill you, so be careful.
What time period are we talking for the complete receiver (capacitors and all) to lose their charge once the plug is pulled?
Any high voltage ones will hold charge from several minutes to maybe half-hour, depending on it's capacitance and how the circuit is being executed.
Your best bet is to build (using 2 sets of alligator clip wires + 5K wirewound resistor (2 to 5 watts ok) and use it to discharge any high voltage section residual charge.
That's how I do it, even on high voltage amps (e.g. 211/845 SE which runs between 950V up to 1.2kV on B+ banks).
Q.
Originally Posted By: Red00Jetta
Also stay well away from any of the capacitors if you do it yourself. I got the
What time period are we talking for the complete receiver (capacitors and all) to lose their charge once the plug is pulled?
Any high voltage ones will hold charge from several minutes to maybe half-hour, depending on it's capacitance and how the circuit is being executed.
Your best bet is to build (using 2 sets of alligator clip wires + 5K wirewound resistor (2 to 5 watts ok) and use it to discharge any high voltage section residual charge.
That's how I do it, even on high voltage amps (e.g. 211/845 SE which runs between 950V up to 1.2kV on B+ banks).
Q.