Originally Posted by
Aznman
Thanks for the advice guys. I know that it is "amp that kills", but I heard that high voltage can be dangerous too. See Mythbusters shock treatment of Adam Savage. I thought that 2100 VAC is not healthy?
If I am completely wrong about this, why is there a label that says "Danger H.V." at the bottom?
discharge it by shorting the leads using something with an insulated handle.
1 microfarad isn't huge and probably wouldn't have enough current to deliver much of a shock. Very high voltage capacitors can charge electrostatically by themselves, or so I'm told, so I'd just discharge any big capacitor on general principle before handling it.