accidentally shorted capacitor

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Topic: accidentally shorted capacitor

Posted By: samuelsteven
Subject: accidentally shorted capacitor
Date Posted: February 22, 2007 at 6:17 PM

I accidentally touched the positive to the ground terminal while installing a capacitor. Now it only reads 1.5 volts instead of 12. Did i mess it up or can it be recharged?

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Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: February 22, 2007 at 6:47 PM

You just discharged it...all you have to do is recharge it with a lest light

Posted By: samuelsteven
Date Posted: February 22, 2007 at 7:39 PM

Yea, i figured it out earlier, thanx though. The only other thing is that the top terminals are cross threaded, im trying to figure out a way to re-thread it or sumthin

Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: February 22, 2007 at 10:16 PM

if they are cross threaded than go to a machine shop and have them use a dye or tap new threads

Posted By: duct tape
Date Posted: February 22, 2007 at 11:18 PM

you should be able to pick up a die at any hardware store, just bring the cap or the nuts with you to find the correct size. most caps are 1/4" 20 or 10/32 i believe. be very careful when rethreading the bolts, if you twist too hard you could rip the studs right out of the cap

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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: February 23, 2007 at 2:36 AM

What ever you do, DO NOT use it until it is fixed. You risk shorting it again and it possibly exploding.

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