Re: Tank Cicuit Capacitor

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Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Mark,
Unless you connect bleeder resistors across it, yes it holds a very lethal
charge

Jason
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Subject: Tank Cicuit Capacitor


> Original poster: "Stolz, Mark by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Mark.Stolz-at-st-systems-dot-com>
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> Hi All!
>
> Does the capacitor in the tank circuit hold a charge once power is turned
> off?  I've heard some say yes and some say no.  Isn't that by definition
> what a capacitor does?
>
> Mark Stolz
> Houston, TX
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