Re: Capacitors self charging?
John Steck ( John_Steck@css.mot.com )
Tue, 12 May 1998 14:12:38 -0500
Matthew Redmond wrote:
> This is something that happens to every stationary capacitor I have run
> across so far. People who work with really large caps (some Ham's) are
> usually told to strap them down when not in use because the voltages they
> produce can be rather bad.
Has a rate of charge collection ever been established? Periodically this topic
resurfaces and gets bounced around, but I don't recall if anyone has ever
quantified the effect.
No big deal, just curious...... 8^)
John E. Steck
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