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What's the correct way to discharge a capacitor?

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  1. Step 1 How to Safely Discharge a Capacitor. ...
  2. Identify all the capacitors in your device. ...
  3. Flip the circuit board over to access the capacitor's leads. ...
  4. Touch the black, or negative, tip of the discharge pen to the capacitor's cathode. ...
  5. Watch the LED indicator on your discharge tool.

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