[Amps] Decline of homebrewing?

[Bill Turner]

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On Sat, 7 Jan 2017 09:58:24 -0700, K7AJM wrote:

>Although voltage was 
>bleeding off, there was sufficient energy in the voltage doubler power 
>supply caps to cause muscle reaction that sent him backwards about 6 
>feet and kill him.

REPLY:

A good rule for working around HV:  Never trust a voltmeter that reads
zero. It could be broken. Best way is to read the full HV, shut things
down and watch the meter decay to zero. Then you are sure. 

73, Bill W6WRT