I'm new with electronics and don't have much money but TONS of old, broken, and obsolete electronics sitting around. I want to take them apart and take out any useful parts. The problem is with discharging capacitors. I've just been using a screwdriver but I know it usually just destroys the capacitor and need advice on actually discharging it without destroying it. I've constantly been told by other people online to use resistors but don't tell me actually how to use a resistor to discharge a capacitor. I've searched online and still no answers...everyone just seems to expect me to know how to...if I did then why would I be asking??? Sadly I'm a visual learner but there's no one that I know of to show me how. So how would I go about doing it safely?
Also what would be the right tools and things to use? I've been told to get well insulated gloves just for a precaution but where would I get them?
Also what would be the right tools and things to use? I've been told to get well insulated gloves just for a precaution but where would I get them?
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