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Discharging Capacitor
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Subject: Discharging Capacitor
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 20:58:33 -0600
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From: SBJohnston@aol.com [SMTP:SBJohnston@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 1998 1:05 PM
To: tesla@pupman.com
Subject: Re: Discharging Capacitor
Patrick wrote:
>In order to adjust the primary coil after the TC has been
>running, one would prefer to discharge the capacitor(s) to
>eliminate the chance of becoming a human wire. I was
>wondering how others have accomplished this without
>damaging anything.
Since the hi-voltage components are not all inside a cabinet, a mechanical
interlock shorting switch won't be much help, but you could get a 120 or 240
VAC solenoid and connect it across the primary (after the disconnect switch).
Mount this solenoid so that it pulls a shorting bar up and away from a
convenient HV contact point when energized, and falls back under gravity to
short the HV when you turn off the primary power. This will be a relatively
certain way of knowing the cap is discharged after power down.
Steve Johnston
sbjohnston@aol.com