Yes, a good point! In fact often you can short out a capacitor several times in a row and get a spark each time; Yikes! High voltage capacitors are especially likely to behave this way, because the insulating element that separates the two "plates" of the cap becomes formed by the electrical pressure - the voltage - impressed on it. this tends to drive it's electrons toward or away from the positive or negative plates. When the voltage is removed, the electrons tend to migrate back to their former positions and induce a further charge on them, a new equilibrium.
On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 14:29 -0400, bob Larson wrote: > ...TV's and monitors with CRT's can accumulate charge in unplugged storage > even if the cap is drained initially. i forget how it works, but it's > apparently true. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan Nave [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:40 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: CS>OT: cleaning microwave guts > > > > > > The microwave that I have, which I am considering using for CS, has a > > resistance associated with it to discharge the capacitor. Not sure how > > long it takes. The TV will hold a charge for a long time. > > > > Dan > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
