capacitor discharge?

epicfabrication · 25th September 2008, 12:04 PM

Im very noob to electronics, I have some 200v 680uF capacitors and was wondering if its possible to have them discharge when there full. Or do they just work to hold extra energy if its needed?

AndrewT · 25th September 2008, 12:12 PM

they will slowly discharge due to current consumption and/or due to leakage.

But, they can hold charge for many hours and 200Vdc is dangerous if you're careless.

25th September 2008, 12:04 PM	#1
epicfabrication diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2008	capacitor discharge? Im very noob to electronics, I have some 200v 680uF capacitors and was wondering if its possible to have them discharge when there full. Or do they just work to hold extra energy if its needed?

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25th September 2008, 12:12 PM	#2
AndrewT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scottish Borders	they will slowly discharge due to current consumption and/or due to leakage. But, they can hold charge for many hours and 200Vdc is dangerous if you're careless.