Re: Monitor Discharging

That should be interesting, 2 resistors in series are good for at least 1,000
volts. Might arc them.

Just do like I did on a PacMan and manage to discharge the tube with your hand.
Hurts like everything, though. (Yes, I did manage to do that. NO, I don't
really mean you should try this, though. I AM A PROFESSIONAL! Didn't feel like
it at the time, though.)

John Robertson wrote:

> You can use a couple of one meg resistors in series to discharge the
> monitor. Highly recommended for VECTOR monitors, particularly the B&W ones.
> i have a strong suspicion that shorting the anode to ground to discharge
> has blown many a HV diode. I have a write-up on the subject at:
>
> http://www.flippers.com/vid-tips.html#Monitor time to update the page with
> some thumbnails...
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 09:00 AM 4/29/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >What is the safest way to discharge a monitor. I've
> >read various ways to do it, but whould like to hear
> >from you guys. Thanks
> >
> >I want to cap kit my Asteroids CT for the brightness
> >is lacking.
> >
> >
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Received on Mon Apr 30 04:19:34 2001