like i said, that's not how it works. when it's plugged in, the chassis is at earth ground, when it's unplugged it still is, after you discharge it it still is at earth ground, whether it was plugged in during discharge or not. i've done this on plenty of tv's with up to 30kv on the second anode, discharging to the chassis does not raise the chassis potential, or i would have been zapped long ago. on the other hand, if you bump the switch on while discharging it, you could very easily damage the monitor/mac besides scaring the heck out of yourself. i've played with hv allot, starting about 8th grade, and i've designed hv power supplies that were much more scary than what's on a monitor. i'm very, very safety conscious, but i also know how things work and what doesn't matter.
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