Mythbusters (was: OT - Need fuse and jumpers from APC battery

2 Feb 2006

...

> "A good way to discharge a capacitor is to use a screwdriver across the
terminals." ???
...

Isn't it?  (As long as you are not touching the metal part of the 
screwdriver!) 
Assuming you could get close enough with a large enough screwdriver,
discharging one of those high-voltage PFC capacitor banks ought to give you
a real sense of your own mortality.  And how about those ultracaps being
touted as energy storage for EVs?

Cheers,
Chuck

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