Re: Tip: Bench Testing a WG HV Unit with a Single Ended Pwr Supply

hey u the man. I work in a repair shop and once a day the tv tech says "ur bastard" to the tv hes working on

hehe
---- Original message from: Artfromnys@aol.com ----
> Good God its only 26KV with maybe 10 ma of current - it isnt gonna kill you.
> In 35 years of fixing TVs I lost track of how many times I took anode voltage
> across the hand, hand to elbow, hand to other hand, erc. Quite a jolt but no
> big deal.
> I usually cut a slot in an empty 5x5x5 cardboard box and stick the cap in the
> box with the wire coming through the slot; keeps the loose end under control
> on the bench.
> Good to respect it, esp in regard to arcing to PCBs, etc, but this
> demonization of anode voltage is puerile. Far more dangerous is the 180 VDC or so that
> hangs out in a G07 raster monitor with a blown B+ fuse, and the yoke current
> in the horizontal windings will also do some damage, especially a pinhole burn
> in the flesh at the point of contact and sometimes the point of exit to
> ground.
>
> Art
>
>

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Received on Sun Sep 14 04:41:38 2003