11/44 power problem... (Oh, not again...)

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Tue Dec 11 02:19:54 2001

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Tothwolf wrote:
> > On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
> >
> > > So... when I start disassembling the 11/44 I have in storage in order to
> > > transport it to its new home, need I fear it? Or should the caps have
> > > negligible charge after half a year in storage?
> >
> > I'm not familiar with PDP gear [...]
>
> I mean those particular 400V I-will-die-if-I-touch-these parts that were
> just (re)discussed. :-) I want to know for *sure* before I start taking
> that box apart!

Well, for that kind of voltage, I would certainly check a cap with a volt
meter before I would touch its leads. I would probably keep those caps
shorted with a jumper clip lead while working on a disconnected power
supply or if connections to those caps would be exposed when breaking the
unit down for transport.

-Toth
Received on Tue Dec 11 2001 - 02:19:54 GMT