I'm not sure what the original thread ofthis
message is but here are some general tips from experiece
A good tip is to always store cap's witha short
wire across them. This way you know they are discharged ! (make sure theyare
discharged before shorting them !)
We frequently use the lots of things in series
technique to get the required voltage withstand and it works very
well.
If you have the money avaiable get HV probes.
never trust a single meter, they do lie occasionaly. Watch out for weird
dischage paths. Ie back through any instrments up a RS232 cable and into
a PC (yes we have seen it). And if you are dischanging them via a pulse
in to a thyristor or similar construct you self an optical link.