I'll just start by saying I will now always use a bleeder resistor in a PS.
I built a psu and fired it up only to realize I had no way to discharge it when I turned it off.
I took a resistor held by a pair of pliers trying to discharge a cap. I slipped and saw a nice spark.
Did I hurt this cap by shorting it to ground for a split second?
Before anyone yells at me, I safely discharged the PS and but a bleeder resistor in place
I built a psu and fired it up only to realize I had no way to discharge it when I turned it off.
I took a resistor held by a pair of pliers trying to discharge a cap. I slipped and saw a nice spark.
Did I hurt this cap by shorting it to ground for a split second?
Before anyone yells at me, I safely discharged the PS and but a bleeder resistor in place