From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   On Sun, 19 May 2019 14:01:19 -0700, John Larkin wrote:   
      
   > Big oil or film metal-can energy-storage caps are usually shipped with a   
   > bunch of bare wire shorting the screw terminals. This prevents killing   
   > customers.   
      
   Those are typically quite low F value caps, though. Not much energy can   
   be stored in them. In any case, why not just send them out uncharged?   
   Seems the obvious thing. :-/   
      
      
      
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