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Discharge apparatus, method of controlling discharge apparatus, and imaging apparatus
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A discharge apparatus includes a discharge device having a temperature characteristic in which the impedance of the discharge device in a discharging state decreases as the ambient temperature increases, a capacitor that stores charge for causing the discharge device to discharge, a discharge control device that controls electrical connection and disconnection between the capacitor and the discharge device, and a current limiting device that limits a current flowing in the discharge control device to a predetermined value or less when the discharge control device electrically connects the capacitor to the discharge device. The current limiting device is serially connected to the discharge device, the capacitor, and the discharge control device. The current limiting device is a thermistor having a temperature characteristic in which the resistance of the thermistor increases as the temperature of the thermistor increases.