Re: High Voltage Probe Usage Help

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Tom Cloud wrote:

> I'm going to give it a try to discharge a WG monitor. The monitor is OUT
> of the game and on the workbench. I'm assuming that aligator clip will
> connect to ground somewhere. Can anyone suggest where I might connect this
> clip to? All FAQ's I've read say to connect it to chassis, but since the
> monitor is not in the game, the monitor chassis is not currently grounded
> - hense my ?

There was a big web page written up on this and I don't recall the link.
Think of the tube as a big capacitor, or battery. You are putting a load
across it to drain it out.

So the chasis ground is correct because you are measureing, draining it's
internal voltage. You do NOT want to connect it to the actual earth ground,
and definately NOT the AC outlet ground.

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Received on Thu Feb 16 12:40:39 2006