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Hello,
I have had the monitor removed from the cab for about 2 months now, I currently don't have the tools to discharge it, but at this point would it be safe to just remove the anode? The monitor was not working when it was installed due to a possible bad HOT.

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Micah
 
You don't really need a special tool to discharge it , just use a clip lead and
ground a screwdriver then touch the anode under the suction cup but use a screwdriver with and insulated handle. I never take a chance on touching any monitor without discharging first no matter how long its been off...better safe than sorry
 
You don't really need a special tool to discharge it , just use a clip lead and
ground a screwdriver then touch the anode under the suction cup but use a screwdriver with and insulated handle. I never take a chance on touching any monitor without discharging first no matter how long its been off...better safe than sorry

This ^^^^^
 
I did this. It's just a long screwdriver with a rubber handle. I used some cord I had laying around. Maybe lamp cord. Stripped the cover and wrapped the bare wire around the screwdriver then taped it. Put an aligator clip on the other end. So far, so good.
 

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in response to it being safe to remove the anode after it being off for awhile, yes. you only ever really need to discharge it after you just used it. some WG monitors actually just discharge themselves.. it's pretty cool :D (I say this cause they never spark)
 
It's better to be safe than sorry. People who make assumptions about electricity end up dead.

that's why I always check anyway. is there any reason why Bob Roberts says not to use a craftsman screwdriver for discharging btw?
 
that's why I always check anyway. is there any reason why Bob Roberts says not to use a craftsman screwdriver for discharging btw?

His main concern is that some screwdrivers have a non-conductive coating on them. If you're gonna attach a clip lead to a screwdriver shaft, you have to make sure the whole thing is conductive first before using it.

I actually got my discharge tool FROM Bob Roberts. I asked nicely a few years back, and he made me one :)
 
I've been shocked by a monitor that sat on the floor for two months.

That being said, if you're really worried, just put on some gloves.

I just grab the rubber cup and wiggle it side to side until the clips pop out and then remove it. If the dag wire reaches, stick it up there to discharge anything left over...
 
I'm too lazy/cheap to make a dedicated tool so I always just attach a wire to the frame and shove the other end up under the anode cup. Not that I'm officially endorsing that approach but it works for me.
 
in response to it being safe to remove the anode after it being off for awhile, yes. you only ever really need to discharge it after you just used it. some WG monitors actually just discharge themselves.. it's pretty cool :D (I say this cause they never spark)

I notice the k7000's I use never snap, do the have circuitry to discharge the tube?
 
what's the white box for on U5000s? if Wells had the ability to discharge without the bleeder box, why did the U5000 come with them on the original flybacks?

What are you talking about - a brightness enhancer?
 
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