I was thinking of modifying the case of the unit to add a discharge capacity location... I may still do this ( cut out a rectangle top right just under display - buy a 3d printer or just order a part to be printed which clips into the area... have a pcb pad to discharge on, but also a hole / slits for positive and negative [ reversible, already have breadboarded the circuit with leds, etc.. ], and then there is a zone to discharge as there is plenty of room inside the units case to add the components for this simple circuit and using a 3d printed plate, it could fit quite nicely in the unit and make it easy to handle discharging caps up to a certain size )...
However, I had another idea... First: Why does it warn against using charged capacitors directly? and, Is there a way to modify it so that charged caps automatically get discharged before checking...
Worst case scenario, this would mean bypassing the entire circuit, through another pcb and check to see if it is a cap, and if it has power. If it does, then discharge it. When discharged, switch circuit back to PCB.
This should be possible as there is enough room; but it would add extra time to the entire system and there must be a simpler way...
I'm more of a software guy - I can create anything you could ever dream up in code. I've been doing it forever. However, hardware is more of a new thing for me... For my computer science degree, we didn't really touch on it much other than basic circuits ( inputs go in, output comes out - this is the logic which is processed ) but not the actual hardware components, uses, etc...
I do have some basic knowledge, but not near enough to come up with a solution without a lot of time; I am trying to learn as much as possible.
Has anyone done this with their unit? Would you be open to sharing your design? Would it negatively affect the testing unit to add this feature ( likely the biggest issue - ie why I was thinking of a bypass circuit which could introduce its own issues with switching )...
I just want to make sure I don't accidentally fry it in case I forget to discharge a cap, or if I don't discharge one enough, or if I thought I did but didn't... etc..
Cheers.