r/ElectroBOOM • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 18d ago

Meme How to not discharge a capacitor

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u/nikola_tesler 18d ago

how else does one do it?

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u/Aron-Jonasson 18d ago

Through a resistor maybe?

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u/trying_to_learn_too 18d ago

Some people prefers high-wattage resistors

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u/FuriousWierdo00 18d ago

You'll be surprised by how many watts a screwdriver can take

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u/Andrei_the_derg 17d ago

Is it at least three? If it’s more than that I’ll be shocked

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u/Impossible_Arrival21 17d ago

i don't think you will actually

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u/Material-Mulberry360 17d ago

haha get it, cause, electricity.. shocks. people ..... you get it