So how do you go about Discharging a Monitor?

[gutsman004]

Use your cock.

If theres any charge in the tube, it might make YOU discharge.

Here's a how to video on that as well.

http://www.mentalfunk.com/movies/lightsocketpenistinfoil.html

 

[Magister]

I had been using a 12" Craftsman screwdriver with a piece of 10 gauge wire and two heavy-duty alligator clips.

This is how I do it. I have a long ass screwdriver. And for good measure, I put on rubber dishwashing gloves. I know that seems a little over the top, but if I could coat myself in Liquid Latex before I did it, I would. I've been knocked on my ass by Electricity in the past, and try to avoid it as much as possible.

 

[fuko]

LOL I used dishwashing gloves and the thickest rubber sole shoes I could find my first time.

What about for vector monitors? I've read numerous time the need to include a chain of resistors to slowly bleed off the voltage

 

[LyonsArcade]

I used to think that too, then Bob Roberts threw the bullshit flag on it.

The logic used by the people who say to use a chain of resistors is that if you zap it, it'll mess up the diode that's installed in the anode wire going to the tube.

So Bob pointed out patiently that when the monitors on, there's what 30,000 volts constantly applied to the end of the diode, and it's just fine. Plus, to believe that the diode would get damaged you'd have to believe that the electricity won't take the shortest path to ground, which is through the screwdriver, not through the diode.

Both reasons made good sense to me, so I'm going to zap the hell out of any vector monitor I end up with, lol.

 

[LyonsArcade]

This is how I do it. I have a long ass screwdriver. And for good measure, I put on rubber dishwashing gloves. I know that seems a little over the top, but if I could coat myself in Liquid Latex before I did it, I would. I've been knocked on my ass by Electricity in the past, and try to avoid it as much as possible.

I've been zapped by monitors turned on before, and it's really not very bad. I think it's a bunch to do about nothing, sure there's electricity there and I guess it could kill you, but so could the lightbulbs and things in our homes, anywhere there's electricity there's danger. You should take precautions but when you start worrying aobut things TOO much is when you really do something dangerous.

 

[kencinder]

I've only ever been bitten by a neckboard while making adjustments, right in the damn inside of my elbow.
Tends to cause you to slam your arm off the inside wall of the cabinet, while yelling obscenities at the same time and wanting to kick the cab.

Never had a problem doing a discharge, I think you'd have to be really stupid to hurt yourself...where's that video of the guy getting his kid to do it? THAT was stupid.
Unplug the game, let it sit for awhile...several days if you can wait. Then do it, the likelihood of their being a charge left in any monitor after a week, large enough to seriously hurt you is minimal.

 

[LyonsArcade]

It's been my experience too that K7000's don't hold a charge in the tube period. Anybody know for sure? I've done tons of them, you don't have to discharge them.

 

[Riptor]

Any tube can hold a charge but usually its minimal and only enough to scare you.
Most newer chassis bleed themselves off. GO7 will hold a charge for a while, the others I cant remember.

 

[Magister]

I heard they make a device that will discharge the monitor with no risk of being shocked. Heard they were expensive. Thought someone would have mentioned one, but it seems everyone here for the most part uses the same method. I have a 25 inch WG, might explain why I never had a charge in it when I tried to discharge it. Of course I would always wait a week to try it.

 

[dahnz]

I heard they make a device that will discharge the monitor with no risk of being shocked. Heard they were expensive. Thought someone would have mentioned one …

I think you mean an HV probe and Riptor mentioned one a few posts back. Someone was selling some cheap last week in the WTS forum. Of course, you could still get shocked if you don't know what you're doing.

 

[metahugh]

LOL I used dishwashing gloves and the thickest rubber sole shoes I could find my first time.

What about for vector monitors? I've read numerous time the need to include a chain of resistors to slowly bleed off the voltage

I can best that. I did all of the above, plus removed my wedding ring for the first time, setup my camcorder on a tripod and video taped the whole thing just in case something happened to me And that was using a HV probe LOL!

 

[metahugh]

I think you mean an HV probe and Riptor mentioned one a few posts back. Someone was selling some cheap last week in the WTS forum. Of course, you could still get shocked if you don't know what you're doing.

That's why I use a HV probe. It slowly discharges the monitor and you get to see the voltage drop to zero on your DMM. You also do not get that pop unless you put the HV probe under the anode while the monitor is on Actually its more of a sizzling sound... pretty kewl!