Re: DISCHARGING BOTTLE CAPACITORS

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Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Touch something conductive between the 2 wires coming from the capacitor.
That will discharge the capacitor. You should store caps with the 2 leads
shorted together with a wire or similar item so they dont store static, etc
or other forms of electricity

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Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: DISCHARGING BOTTLE CAPACITORS


 > Original poster: "Nightmare" <nightmare-at-bak.rr-dot-com>
 >
 > what do u mean? how? sorry im a newbie
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
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 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 2:42 PM
 > Subject: Re: DISCHARGING BOTTLE CAPACITORS
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 >
 >  > Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > Short the 2 terminals on the cap together.
 >  >
 >  > ----- Original Message -----
 >  > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:24 PM
 >  > Subject: DISCHARGING BOTTLE CAPACITORS
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  > Original poster: "Nightmare" <nightmare-at-bak.rr-dot-com>
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Hi, this is Ravi, im soon to make a tesla coil, 3 in dia. ~18 in 7kV
 > 29mA
 >  >  > and i have everything just i am waiting to make a winding jig and
put
 >  >  > everything together. I heard you must discharge your capacitor
before
 >  >  > touching it or anything. How do you do this. I am gonna show my TC
to
 > the
 >  >  > school for science fair and my friends, i dont wanna die so could
you
 >  > guuys
 >  >  > gimme some tips on things to do before touching it? Thanks a lot. Im
 > too
 >  >  > young to die, only 13! hehe
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Thanks again
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Ravi
 >  >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >
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