[ucc] [hwc] [committee] need some hardwares

[David Basden]

(from the dont-try-this-at-home-unless-you-know-how-to-not-die department)
On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 10:41:14AM +0800, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> > They're also caps-o-doom in there. -o-DOOOOOM!
> 
> Nothing a screwdriver can't fix. With a big, big freaking plastic handle.
> And one hand in your pocket. Not grounded anywhere obvious. Etc.

Is it actually that sane to do this with big caps? That charge is going
to go somewhere, i'm assuming either as heat, or as an EMF if your
screwdriver acts as an inductor.

Am I wrong, or is thing going to do one or more of the following;

	- Dump a whole lot of heat into the cap, possibly doing evil
	  things to the electrolyte
	- Have the EMF around the screwdriver collapse, inducing current
	  back into the cap
	- Somehow dump the energy as heat into the screwdriver if there
	  are reasonable RC losses

I'm wondering mainly about *really* huge caps, and how to deal with them
safely. I'm thinking some sort of actual load across them rather than
just shorting them maybe?

.. D