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Default How do you discharge a capacitor safely.

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Thanks for looking.

How does one discharge a capacitor when working on a PCB, so that one
does not get electrocuted? Are there any other components that
maintain a charge after turning off power source. Thank you. please
answer to
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See the capacitor FAQ at the site below.

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/captest.htm

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