on 6/15/03 2:43 PM, Phil Hosie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all.... > > Is there a link/site on how to discharge the current from the CRT...I want > to do it properly so I can see the dawn the next day! > > Cheers, > Phil >
This always erupts into a firestorm of controversy when we answer the question you've posed. The safety-minded will tell you to make and use the discharge tool that Larry Pina shows in his repair books. A long-shank blade screwdriver with a 1 megohm resistor. Then there are those of us who are quite safe and sane who know, after a dozen years or more of cracking the Compacts open that the CRT bleeds itself after a minimum of two hours of off time, and you may work in the belly of the beast with no fear from it's sting. Allow it to sit a day unpowered if you wish. The biggest and most consistent mishaps are the broken tube-neck and the hissing sound that accompany a rough treatment around the tube-neck. Jeff -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
