From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   On Sat, 18 May 2019 18:06:07 -0700, John Larkin wrote:   
      
   > Cap leakage is sometimes defined as a time, the self-discharge time   
   > constant. That's how long a charged cap, connected to nothing, takes to   
   > discharge itself to 37% of its original voltage. It can range from   
   > minutes to years. Good film caps can be many years. Electrolytics vary a   
   > lot, minutes to weeks maybe.   
      
   Thank god for bleeder resistors.   
      
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