Do you discharge a capacitor before you desolder it to remove/replace
it? I would like to discharge a 1.5uf 250 volt AC capacitor. Which
resistor should I use? Which method is safest screwdriver or resistor?
Re: Cap. Discharge Res. ... I am referring to the capacitor across the ... I am assuming that either the appliance has a faulty resistor connected... Any cap that is placed across the mains in a piece of equipment, ... should not in theory require any resistor to discharge it, ... (sci.electronics.repair)
Re: Quick ESR answer needed ... where the esr is swamped by the ... the same thing the capacitor manufacturers do. ... It is the real part of the *impedance* as measured on your 4192 ... ideal capacitor in series with a single resistor, and the value of that resistor ... (sci.electronics.design)
Re: Cap. Discharge Res. ... 275V interference suppression capacitor across the supply which has no ... load present when the appliance is in idle mode. ... than it would take you to get the plug out of the wall, ... I am assuming that either the appliance has a faulty resistor... (sci.electronics.repair)
Re: Simple Linear Supply (for teaching my son) ... I intend to start by using a 3.3k ohm resistor for the "BASE DRIVE" ... might blow just charging the storage capacitor the first time. ... two or three blocks for the voltage... The other BJTs won't heat much on ... (sci.electronics.basics)
Re: Baisc resistor, electricity, and capacitor questions ... Do resistors resist current or voltage or both? ... or does a resistor just slow down the passage of voltage ...capacitor then LED in series with a 9V battery, ... more current will flow and the light will stop. ... (sci.electronics.basics)
