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Is it safe to touch a capacitor?

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If it is not designed or rated to store high voltages, then it won't have enough voltage potential to create a current in a human touching it. ... If the stored charge is at a sufficient voltage to create a current, then any capacitor can be dangerous.Aug 4, 2013

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