As Gamba said, put it away! It's not what you need.
What you have sounds like an automotive test light - usually rated for
12 to 24 volts DC. Definitely NOT for CRT discharge!
The CRT discharge voltage can be in the THOUSANDS of volts.
Rob
>The question concerns a tool that I inherited from I don't know
>where. Since I'm electrically ignorant, I need an opinion. The tool
>looks like a small ice pick at the tip.. It has a transparent red
>handle inside of which is a fat looking bulb, like an old flashlight
>bulb, tube shaped. There is a 2 foot wire coming out of the black
>(insulation?) material, between the probe and the handle. And
>probably most important, it says on the handle: CAUTION NOT FOR
>COMPUTER CIRCUITS OR ABOVE 28V. Sounds like if use this to try and
>discharge the SE/30's CRT I may wind up winded up. Should I put it
>away somewhere or is the voltage limitation within the realm of a CRT
>discharge? Thanks all.
>
>dan_A
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