• sarmale
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    11 months ago

    If you close the circuit breaker can it still shock from capacitors?

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      11 months ago

      Slightly. If you were concerned you could bridge the contacts with an insulated screwdriver or something.

      It’s probably not something I would be concerned about unless this is a more powerful charger. It’s too blurry to see but even the large electrolytic doesn’t look big enough to be worried.

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      11 months ago

      I wouldn’t experiment with such a malfunction when the unit is plugged in. The best solution is to de-energise the house, if you have experience with the electrical panel, and then manipulate to remove the broken parts from the socket.