tjhayko@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA (12/12/90)
Ok, I've piles up all these supposed fixes for my dying 1084, but what about the hazards of working in the monitor? Doesn't the picture tube hold some incredibly high static charge that needs to be drained off? What I'm really asking is, is it safe to mess around inside your monitor? ************************************************************* * Tom Hayko * only the Amiga /// * * tjhayko@thunder.lakeheadu.ca * (Commodore is starting/// * * * to know that) \\\/// * * * and it's about time\XX/ * ************************************************************* QUIT
blgardne@javelin.es.com (Blaine Gardner) (12/12/90)
tjhayko@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA writes: >Ok, I've piles up all these supposed fixes for my dying 1084, but >what about the hazards of working in the monitor? Doesn't the >picture tube hold some incredibly high static charge that needs >to be drained off? What I'm really asking is, is it safe to mess >around inside your monitor? In order: 1) Yes, there are very real hazards involved in working on monitors. 2) Yes, the CRT (picture tube) is a very good capacitor, designed to store 20-30,000 volts. It will hold this charge for WEEKS after you turn the monitor off. 3) NO, it is not at all safe to mess around inside your monitor. You can be injured or killed by the high voltages present. -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 blgardne%javelin@dsd.es.com ...dsd.es.com!javelin!blgardne (I hope) {decwrl, utah-cs}!esunix!blgardne DoD #0046 My other motorcycle is a Quadracer. BIX: blaine_g