Safely discharging amp

[Mynameismcgyver 10+ year member]

How can I safely discharge my amp so I am able to work on it?

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_captest.html

Don't try the screwdriver method //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_captest.html
Don't try the screwdriver method //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

A buddy of mine literally welded his screwdriver to the transformer in a Peavey CS-1200 that, till this day, he swears he discharged before attempting dis-assembly.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

A buddy of mine literally welded his screwdriver to the transformer in a Peavey CS-1200 that, till this day, he swears he discharged before attempting dis-assembly.

That's why really HV stuff still scares me a little...I used to take the "one hand in the pocket" advice for granted, until I worked on an RF amplifier with 3500V on the tube plates //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Anytime air starts becoming a decent conductor...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[seedubs1 10+ year member]

This is why I don't work on my own amps.

I've got a degree in Mechanical Engineering, so I have a bit of knowlege.....But that stuff just scares the living piss out of me.

 

[midnightg35x 10+ year member]

Easy way is to just hook up ground and apply +12V to the remote terminal. Make sure you have nothing connected to the +12V terminal. Doing this makes the amp try to turn on, but without a power source on the +12V terminal, all it does is drain the internal capacitors and the amp turns back off.