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Old 08-12-2023, 01:45 PM
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I was working on a balky 1kW AM transmitter (Gates BC-1J) and decided to speed things up by bypassing the interlocks and removing the back to troubleshoot. I carefully used the grounding stick to discharge the caps. Yeah, you figured it right: missed one. 3600V woke me right up.
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