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A: As the term says it bleeds the capacitor charge when power is removed . Because capacitor are like a water tank in its case it will store power for quite some time therefore a bleeder resistor is required. This power can be a detrimental factor to the circuit or sometimes even fatal to humans if it is assumed that shutting off power will totally remove the power.

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Why are discharge resistors connected across large industrial capacitors?

A: Discharge or bleeder resistance are there for only one reason to bleed the charge when the power if off and unless there is a paths for those capacitors to be discharged the power stored there can be lethal to humans or detrimental to the circuit


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Which device contains capacitors which store enough electricity in them to cause injury and possible death to a technician and you are not to service?

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What happens when two or more capacitors are connected in parallel across a potential difference?

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Why load resister is conected across the circuits?

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