if you ground to the wrong point on the machine, i.e. the power supply ground instead of the metal chassis, you can potentially damage a number of things, use the ground physically attached to the outer layer of the tube. also suggest you read again, i doubt you could lift a 10 megawatt resistor, it's probably 10 megaohm, at 10kv minimum. the peak power is high, but the total energy stored on the tube is low, and the resistor slows the discharge, though it's still so quick the resistor won't be damaged by the brief overload.
Jeff Walther wrote: ------- > Okay, I looked it up. The instructions for building one's own tool > is on pages 10 - 12 of MRUS. He does emphasize insulating the leads > of the resistor. However, he recommends a 1/4 watt 10 megawatt (not > 1 megawatt, my memory was faulty) resistor. While the voltage is > high, there isn't that much charge there, I guess. > > Also, he says to attach one lead of the resistor to the ground > chassis, so it's screwdriver, wire, resistor with no wire after the > resistor. And again, he emphasizes insulating (e.g. heat shrink > tubing) the hot side of the resistor. ------------ -- "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller, American Blind/Deaf Author & Lecturer... -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
