Whisker on a tuning gang

[pwdrive]

I'm probably showing my ignorance here but how could you discharge a 0.1µF cap across the gang if you'd already blown the whisker with the insulation tester? Wouldn't it just present an open circuit to it?

Cheers

- Joe

It would depend on what voltage the capacitor is charged up to and the max working voltage of the tuning gang, the closer the plates the lower the max working voltage is with air as a dielectric.

As a footnote: Most will know this but tuning gangs don't like bits between the plates like strands of wire wool or metal filings (thinking restoration/cleaning here)

Lawrence.