RE: [TCML] mmc cap protection by spark-gaps-any ideas?

["Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And the current itself does not have to be lethal.

An unexpected zap could cause you to fall onto something dangerous or to
grab onto the nearest handhold that just happened to be at lethal potential.


Dave (still coiling and still have all ten fingers and toes!)

> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [TCML] mmc cap protection by spark-gaps-any ideas?
> 
> Conor,
> 
> Good point,
> 
> I'm not sure where you got the idea that shorting capacitors 
> for storage or
> shipping was a bad idea; quite contrary! The leads of capacitors and
> bushings of large oil filled apparatus such as transformers 
> are normally
> always shorted for safety! These devices can accumulate a large and
> dangerous charge, which can cause severe burns or electrical 
> shock. Any
> unshorted capacitor should be considered LIVE when handling 
> until proven
> otherwise! Many years ago I got blasted by an electrolytic 
> capacitor in a
> power supply that had not been energized in three months! 
> (The power supply
> did not have bleeder resistors) Don't let this happen to you! I was
> lucky....the charge only went across my fingers. Had the path 
> been across
> my heart, I may not be writing this right now. Please be 
> safe...precautions
> are there for a reason!
> 
> Woo
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: CONOR WHYTE <cjwhyte@xxxxxxx>
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 8/20/2008 9:25:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] mmc cap protection by spark-gaps-any ideas?
> >
> > It is interesting that when caps are shipped the caps leads 
> are generally
> shorted. Large capacitors are also shipped like this. If this 
> was a bad
> practice why would they do it?

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