| ??? 02/14/06 00:02 Read: times |
#109887 - DIY Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Work it out - that resistor is ALWAYS going to dissipate something = V^2/R. Make that a happy figure. Then decide, from the RC constant what time you are happy to discharge in.
Iterate a bit - for 10,000uF, we'd let the caps down in about 20 seconds, om 60 Volts. Steve |
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