Damn, and all this time I thought I was getting monitor repair advice from the afterlife. Very disappointing.
LoL why kids shouldnt mess with monitors :)
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Damn, and all this time I thought I was getting monitor repair advice from the afterlife. Very disappointing.
GreatBazunka
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OK, knowing what it is like to be electrocuted, i feel like it is kind of messed up for this guy to say "go ahead son, poke around in those electronics. Especially near the high voltage stuff." Maybe it wont kill you but it is not fun. Then the idiot doesn't even remember to unplug the machine. Or warn the kid that the suction cup is separating him from a big zap. It is just one moron teaching his kid to continue the tradition. And this video is supposed to have something to do with repair training or something... Go figure. Plus listen to them, they both sound like mischievous children laughing at each other while getting hurt poking around in there. ITS NOT FUNNY
Sectorseven
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The worst part is the fact that people without much knowledge on monitors are going to see this and think there's no danger when working on them.
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Let them get a good zap, they'll learn it the hard way!
Yes .
Newer (as in after the early 80's) monitors have a self-discharge mechanism in place... I think they bleed the charge off over a few seconds.
During a particularly frustrating repair I accidentally pulled the anode off of a G07 without discharging it, and it had been powered on 5 minutes before so it was good and charged up. Scared me good, hurt my hand, made me swear, but that was all. I don't recommend it, but it must not be that lethal otherwise we'd be reading about dead hobbyists and TV repairmen once a month.
MaximRecoil
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I'm skeptical that you know what it's like to be electrocuted. However, if you really do, can you tell us about the afterlife?
Apparently KLOV is readily available so thats a plus.
Tighe
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When I was about 17 my 1975 Kawasaki looked like this
started dieseling and reeving into really high RPMs on a super hot July day. I had shut the engine off but it kept winding up faster and faster to my first instinct was to pull the plug wire. I had must have toggled the ignition switch back to the "run" position so when I grabbed the plug wire I was shocked repeatedly over and over with the winding engine. I couldn't let go of the wire, but I was able to some how put it in 4th gear and stall the engine.
When I get zapped (happens to me frequently for some reason) I get the giggles afterward. In this case I must have laughing for about an hour!
started dieseling and reeving into really high RPMs on a super hot July day. I had shut the engine off but it kept winding up faster and faster to my first instinct was to pull the plug wire. I had must have toggled the ignition switch back to the "run" position so when I grabbed the plug wire I was shocked repeatedly over and over with the winding engine. I couldn't let go of the wire, but I was able to some how put it in 4th gear and stall the engine.
When I get zapped (happens to me frequently for some reason) I get the giggles afterward. In this case I must have laughing for about an hour!
Yeah... nothing quite like getting hit a half dozen times by a coil wire to brighten your day...
I've known a few TV repairman and electrical repair types. They all seem to share a common philosophy, which is probably why you don't hear about more of them getting killed on the job. They try to "work with one hand in their pocket". Getting nailed by HV sucks, and it happens to folks quite a bit. It usually doesn't kill you. But the absolute worst scenario is to have your body become the circuit between your hands, as your heart is dead smack in the path of the electricity.
So I'll just post it, instead of PM'ing you. If you want to get killed, create a nice circuit through your heart with your hands (actually, please don't
)MaximRecoil
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I'd like to see even one documented case of someone being electrocuted by a monitor.
Ok. This took me a couple of minutes to find. This event was just a few weeks ago. I suspect that more can be found without too much trouble.
MaximRecoil
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Maybe I should have specified:
"I'd like to see even one documented case of someone being electrocuted by an unplugged monitor."
Since he, according to the article, "remained stuck to the television till the police team reached the spot", it had to have been plugged in, because only continuously generated current can do that.
Just read that and he said he got stuck to the TV he was repairing. How many people in here really fix their monitors with it on? Maybe try to do that cap kit next time with the monitor plugged in! ;0) Like it said in a previous post, you might get zapped by the monitor, but the real danger is when your hand shoots back and hits something metal which then cuts you. Don't know why a ton of people on KLOV think that if you do not discharge your monitor, it will stop your heart or throw you 10 feet across the room!! Grip and rip I say!!
Brian
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MaximRecoil
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Exactly. That case doesn't count IMO. The true source of his electrocution was the wall outlet, not the TV.
Heh. Apparently the jerk in the video who was letting his kid mess with it. To be fair, they guy who was killed was "testing" and there's no other way to test or adjust without it being on. And without knowing which parts he was stuck to, it's hard to say whether it was line or flyback level voltage that killed him.
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MaximRecoil
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It said in the article that the kid who was killed was trying to "repair" the monitor. Either way, I sure that plenty of people have been killed by live household current, with and without electrical devices attached to it.
