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    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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    #2
    Re: Generic question

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

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      Re: Generic question

      Originally posted by crankn101 View Post
      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

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        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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          #5
          Re: Generic question

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

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