OBones wrote:

Last time I did a boom with a capacitor, it broke the "broomhandle" AND
the capacitor terminal leaving a nice leak hole...
And that was ONLY 300V, but 10uF.
I think the resistor way is safer.

For some reason I'm not seeing the original post, so I'll tack this on
here--if their condition is unknown it would be a good idea to have a solid
barrier between you and the capactor when charging and discharging the
first time, and do one at a time..

Also, have good ventilation in the test area--if one blows you probably
don't want to breathe what comes out of it.

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