>That site has excellent information, with the exception of the stuff about the >discharge tool. High voltage will simply jump around the resistor. That's why true >high voltage resistors are physically long. They have to be. Any ordinary resistor >will act as if it were a short, as far as the crt discharge is concerned. > >The good news: It doesn't matter. You don't need a resistor to discharge the crt. > >And unless you are specifically replacing the crt or the flyback transformer, you >don't even need to discharge the crt.
I did a lot of compact mac surgery about a month ago, and put together the discharge tool from that site. I used it the first couple of times and then just felt stupid, particularly after my wife collapsed laughing when she saw this poor, pathetic electric-taped plastic-handled screwdriver with alligator clips hanging from it. I haven't used it since, and haven't had a problem--I just avoid messing directly with the CRT. Jason -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
