Re: [TCML] Bleeder for a Pulse Cap - how to?

[jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Binny wrote:
> What does the group as a whole think of the idea of a ground stick to 
> bleed of the cap bank charge instead of individual bleeder resistors if 
> one bleeds the charge of every point that you might come into contact 
> with seems to me that it would be safe enough.Of course the charge would 
> have go thru a series of resistors so as not to stress the caps.just a 
> thought.



A single grounding stick cannot discharge ALL the caps in series.  You 
can discharge a stack by sequentially discharging each cap, using two 
sticks, but it's a pain, and it doesn't accommodate the rebound 
phenomenon (where you discharge a cap, remove the short, and some of the 
voltage comes back.. it's a mechanical effect)


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