LoL why kids shouldnt mess with monitors :)

While we're fixing his monitor, someone also fix his control panel. That's a crazy ass lay out. :p
 
Holy cow, he didn't discharge that monitor beforehand? I thought for sure he was going to go flying across the room the minute he pulled off that flyback!! ;0)

Brian

OMG! Is that real?!?!? This is a put on, right? That kid just pulled the suction cup off the monitor without discharging it?!?!
 
The galaga I just bought.
It was tossing out a good 1 inch spark to the case.
You could tell it was recapped and It had a new flyblack and a New high voltage transistor.
I am sure I could fix it but once that high voltage stuff start spitting out arcs and the high voltage insulation starts to break down.
I thought replacing it with one of my 75 dollar WG 7300 was a cheaper and wiser move than getting bitten.
 
gotta give the mame kid some credit he's young as hell.

2nd vid.... wow, GG dad "you should unplug it first" maybe you should pay more attention to what your kids doing rather than your video taking skills....

I still can't believe that kid didn't get tossed on his ass.
 
I think its all fake. I bet the monitor was plugged into a dead outlet. The kid was laughing and reactions looked rehearsed.
 
Some monitors need to be discharged several times, its possible he already discharged it once or twice and left some mild voltage in the tube, just enough to give the kid a good shock. I've done it to myself several times working on WG4900's, they are apparently notorious for holding voltage even after discharging several times...

Also if you look, it doesnt look like an original monitor. Could be a newer model that dosent hold much charge when turned off.
 
What was he talking about not being on your knees? Does the rubber of your shoes really stop you from grounding at all?
 
What was he talking about not being on your knees? Does the rubber of your shoes really stop you from grounding at all?

Absolutely, if its not hooked up to a grounded outlet. Some of my games will shock you if you play 'em barefoot on my unfinished basement floor (especially if its wet, like if I just mopped), and some of my outlets aren't grounded yet.

And yeah I know, game should have been unplugged in the first place. But I think this video was just a Dad playing a joke on his kid and nothing more. Too many people overanyzing it.
 
I had a NBA Jam that had a oddball universal chassis that would barely if at all do anything when you discharged it. Still, no way was I sticking my hands close to that.
 
I heard that some tubes after a while are still capable of holding a charge even when alone (minus the flyback and neckboard). And in some cases that CRTs (as a whole) are capable of holding some level of charge to them even when shut off for more than 3 years. The rumors could of been a little overboard on that note.........
 
I was cringing the entire time I watched that second video. I accidentally touched the yolk board of an EGA monitor a couple of decades ago and felt a snap on my fingertip and a punch in the arm at the same time. There was literally a pinhole burned through the flesh of my fingertip, all the way to the bone. Terribly painful, and took forever to heal fully.

Using both hands to grab the back of that board could have sent enough juice across his chest to stop his heart. Real funny, dad.
 
Hey tell me about it I brushed up against a neck board in my Joust CT managed to burn like 3 holes in the side of my hand. Luckly they weren't all that deep but still left a slight scar. I Just remember the huge ZOT and the flash of light, not something I want to do again any time soon.
 
You guys do realize that, while the HV section of a monitor puts out very high voltage, it's also very *low* current. There are two places you can get a nasty wakeup when working on a monitor - the anode cap, and the back of the neckboard (focus pin). Neither of these will kill you. It will definitely hurt like hell though. A bigger danger is actually not the electricity itself, it's what it does to your muscles - making them contract violently. A much bigger danger of injury lies in what the monitor's HV will fling your hand into. You could easily cut your wrist wide open on a metal bracket in the cabinet.

Anyone that works on a lot of monitors/televisions has been bitten once. Yes, even me. I was repairing a computer terminal years ago, and had connected/disconnected the anode several times, discharging it every time (the cable was far too short to see the back of the board while it was connected to the tube). Well, I forgot once. Yup, that hurt. Haven't done it ever again. I've also been bitten by the focus pin on a neckboard, having accidentally brushed my hand against it while adjusting something in a game. Again, it hurts, and it'll remind you always to ensure that the cardboard protector is in place at the back of the neckboard. But in neither case was I killed. And in both cases, looking back... it was pretty funny.

There are lots of doom and gloom warnings out there that blow the danger way out of proportion. Yes, working on monitors is dangerous. Yes, you must be careful. Yes, there is a risk of being very zapped. No, you're probably not going to die. No, it won't throw you across the room. Yes, a tube can retain a charge after discharging - no, it's not very much (feels about like touching a doorknob after shuffling feet on carpet in the winter). You're far more likely to injure yourself by dropping it on your foot.

If you ever manage to kill yourself working on a monitor, send me a PM and let me know how you managed to do it.

-Ian
 
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