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Discharging a Capacitor Safely at High Voltage
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Hi, I'm working on a project where part of the goal is to discharge a ~70 microfarad capacitor charged to 10kV. What kind of switching mechanisms can be used to repeatably achieve a good connection?

Ideally I'm looking for a safe switching mechanism that can be used without replacement or ware. A per-use cost isn't too much of a problem, as long as maintenance remains simple and relatively inexpensive. For example, requiring "x" amount of a material per use isn't too much of an issue, but requiring replacement of an expensive part every few uses would be more problematic.

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