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I've always figured any device containing a capacitor would fry some part of the board when water short circuited it. Wrong thinking?
by nuclearsugar 2y ago
I've always figured any device containing a capacitor would fry some part of the board when water short circuited it. Wrong thinking?
- NotBoolean 2y agoUnless they are charged they are no different from any other component. Capacitors can keep their charge for a long time, especially big ones. But you can discharge them by trying to run the device when it’s not plugged in or waiting a few minutes/hours/days.
- Kirby64 2y agoMost capacitors are drained heavily just by being unplugged for a short period of time, as the other poster mentioned. The other thing is that the capacitor would need to somehow be shorted to a component it wasn’t supposed to… instead of just itself. Shorting to itself is relatively safe (although might result in a pop and some arcing). For something like a toaster (especially the old school ones with just a dial to control toast degree) they’re all mechanical contrivances. No electronics to speak of.