Re: Tank Cicuit Capacitor

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Original poster: "Ray von Postel by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <vonpostel-at-prodigy-dot-net>

Mark:
A capacitor can  hold enough of a charge to kill you.  Always, always,
short them before touching them.
Resistors are sometimes placed across them to automatically discharge them.
 This usually works, but
not always.  Resistors have been known to open up.  Don't trust them!

Ray

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Stolz, Mark by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Mark.Stolz-at-st-systems-dot-com>
>
> 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