To: Yo-Yo
One of life’s simple pleasures as a Test Technician at Digital in the late 1970’s was placing a big screwdriver across the poles of a large capacitor. Safety Glasses please.
7 posted on
11/05/2007 12:22:17 PM PST by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: massgopguy
One of life’s simple pleasures
Charged capacitor wars!. Burn cream please.
10 posted on
11/05/2007 12:27:05 PM PST by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the occupation media.)
To: massgopguy
One of life’s other simple pleasures as an Airman in tech school was charging up a 100 VDC 470mF cap, then tossing it at an unsuspecting buddy for him to catch barehanded...
12 posted on
11/05/2007 12:28:18 PM PST by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: massgopguy
Ha! How many capacitors met their end of life prematurely on the work benches of Electrical Engineering schools?
14 posted on
11/05/2007 12:28:41 PM PST by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: massgopguy
One of life’s simple pleasures as a Test Technician at Digital in the late 1970’s was placing a big screwdriver across the poles of a large capacitor. Safety Glasses please.
One day back in High School electronics class we were testing the charge/discharge rates on these huge, honkin' electrolytic capacitors. After everyone had discharged them, one of the kids got up to use the restroom. While he was gone, we charged his capacitor up and put it back on his desk.
About three minutes later, we hear this BANG and see the kid go flying off of his stool.
We were such rascals then ;)
29 posted on
11/05/2007 1:44:23 PM PST by
reagan_fanatic
(Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
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