Capacitor installation help

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Topic: Capacitor installation help

Posted By: Ash2050
Subject: Capacitor installation help
Date Posted: November 04, 2003 at 1:11 AM

hiya all. iv just bought a Rockford Fosgate Capacitor and its telling me to charge it up using a charge card before installation. Only problem i see is, won't this be a shock risk if i touch the two terminals accidentaly afta charging it?Please help cos i'm not sure if this is something i should be aware of!!

thank you

Ash

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Posted By: Ketel22
Date Posted: November 04, 2003 at 9:40 AM

just be carful about the terminals, just dont ground out, same concepts as when working with any electric. if you want you can get a piece of paper and rubber band it around the ground terminal until your ready to ground the cap.

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Posted By: superstreet786
Date Posted: November 04, 2003 at 4:28 PM

like Ketel said, just be VERY careful... i made the mistake of touching them one time and its a very scary experience. They hold alot of power

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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: November 05, 2003 at 12:24 AM

Just because a capacitor can blow up, there's no reason to be scared posted_image

Don't charge the cap until you're ready to use it. Just like other electrical storage devices, the cap's charge will dissipate over time. Watch the terminals when you're installing/storing it and you'll be fine.

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Posted By: Ash2050
Date Posted: November 06, 2003 at 12:38 PM

thank you all

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