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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Ham shack...AM side: Knight-Kit T-60, RME-45
Vintage SSB side: National 200
Modern SSB: Kenwood TS-180S
MFJ tuner, 130' dipole
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