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Old 10-16-2009, 11:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: earth the chassis when draining filter caps?

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Originally Posted by Wilder Amplification View Post
Can you explain to me just exactly how you would ever have 500 volts on the chassis?

Also, much safer to do it with the amp unplugged so that you're not exposed to wall/mains voltage.
Maybe I'm missing something here, but if you clip the positive lead of a cap can to the chassis and that voltage has nowhere to go, doesn't that make the chassis the positive lead of the cap can which is holding 500vdc?
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