"Geoffrey G. Rochat" wrote:
>
> >DON'T EVER GO INSIDE A RUNNING OR RECENTLY POWERED OFF
> >MONITOR OR TV WITH A CRT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>
> Just how recently would recently be?
>
> That, frankly, is a matter of dispute. The *correct* answer is to know
> how to discharge the anode voltage, have the appropriate tools to do so
> and to measure the result to confirm success, and to perform the
> procedures properly. (Hint: If you don't know how, find somebody who
> does.) The service manual from whatever CRT-based device you're messing
> with should have proper instructions. And if you don't have the service
> manual, what in heck are you doing in there anyway?
Would a 3 ft long insulated screw driver and ground wire going to a
cold water pipe qualify (yes that's how we did it at a repair center)?
I hated those loud bangs!
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Received on Thu Sep 28 2000 - 21:39:50 BST