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  • crankn101
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    • Mar 2012
    • 19
    • USA
    #1

    Generic question

    How long will the capacitors in Plasma TVs hold a charge?

    How long will they be dangerous for?

    Ive read everywhere from 5 minutes to 24 hours.

    Ive never mess with buffer boards before so I just want to be sure.

    Thanks Dustin
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    • crankn101
      Member
      • Mar 2012
      • 19
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      #2
      Re: Generic question

      Any place to tie in a light and drain all of the capacitors?

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        • retiredcaps
          Badcaps Legend
          • Apr 2010
          • 9271
          #3
          Re: Generic question

          Originally posted by crankn101
          How long will the capacitors in Plasma TVs hold a charge?

          How long will they be dangerous for?
          It varies, but in most modern TV's the large capacitor will go to 0V DC in a few minutes.

          If you are unsure, use a multimeter with aligator clips to monitor.

          http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_sm...ml#SMPSFAQ_019

          4.6) Safe discharging of capacitors in switchmode power supplies
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            • Evil Lurker
              Warranty Voider
              • Feb 2011
              • 454
              #4
              Re: Generic question

              Usually nearly every switch mode PSU has at least one or more resistors going across line to neutral and/or across the positive and negative terminals to bleed down the primary high voltage caps to safe levels within less than a minute.

              And when I say usually I mean 99.5% of them.

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                • crankn101
                  Member
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 19
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: Generic question

                  Thanks a lot for the info guys. Im just trying to play it safe.

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