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<blockquote data-quote="wew lad" data-source="post: 8513589" data-attributes="member: 665412">i really wouldnt discharge them, it just seems like a bad idea because you&#039;re technically shorting the power to ground with a small resistor which is still sort of a short. i just dont see a reason to. amps will still spark if you unplug and plug them back in shortly thereafter, unless we&#039;re talking like minutes of time. capacitors discharge quicker than you think, and its not because of internal resistance, its because of their very low capacityi just installed a bank of capacitors i got a good feel for how they work, and even a large bank(much larger than the internal caps of an amp) discharges fairly fast with a very small loadif this helps, i charged a 400-500f bank of caps with a small light bulb from like 10v to 13v in about 45mins with a light bulb. i clamped it charging at .5 amps..all in all it really doesnt matter lol</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wew lad, post: 8513589, member: 665412"] i really wouldnt discharge them, it just seems like a bad idea because you're technically shorting the power to ground with a small resistor which is still sort of a short. i just dont see a reason to. amps will still spark if you unplug and plug them back in shortly thereafter, unless we're talking like minutes of time. capacitors discharge quicker than you think, and its not because of internal resistance, its because of their very low capacity i just installed a bank of capacitors i got a good feel for how they work, and even a large bank(much larger than the internal caps of an amp) discharges fairly fast with a very small load if this helps, i charged a 400-500f bank of caps with a small light bulb from like 10v to 13v in about 45mins with a light bulb. i clamped it charging at .5 amps.. all in all it really doesnt matter lol [/QUOTE]

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