if you have an issue with something powered by electricity, why do you need to count till 5/10 when you unplug/turn off power before restarting it?

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if you have an issue with something powered by electricity, why do you need to count till 5/10 when you unplug/turn off power before restarting it?

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Because of capacitors that hold a charge like batteries. These can keep a low powered circuit charged for some time. To fully reset something (remove all power) the capacitors need to discharge.

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