How do I discharge the capacitors in my PS audio P20 ?


I need to reconnect a wire inside my P20 regenerator but before I do I want to make sure the capacitors have all discharged. With a Multi Meter how is this done?

Thanks, Mike

hiendmmoe

Assuming you don't have a 10watt 1k resistor on hand, you could use a 40w light bulb.

The nextpcb article above says to short caps with a screwdriver. I do not recommend subjecting power capacitors, especially electrolytic ones to a dead short as they may be permanently damaged.

It's possible that the PS Audio unit already discharges the caps on power down. Measure with DMM set to Vdc and relevant range.