RE: Safe handling of Capacitors(suitable pole)

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>

Having a permanently installed bleeder resistor across your cap would seem
to make much more sense that having to use a bang stick each time.  The
power lost is negligible and there's nothing to remember, except to not
disconnect it!

Gary Lau
Waltham, MA USA

--Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<BillEaver-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 3/20/2001 4:43:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes: 

Hi all! 
School curtain rods are made of 3/8 fiberglass round stock. 
It also has a handy lug at the end and a plastic handle at the 
other. Very stiff and easy to make into a BANG stick for shorting 
out heavy loads. You can find these surplus I'm sure, unless you 
live on an Island. 

Denis Despins 
KC6TRW