At 16:22 -0400 6/21/04, Ian P. Nixon wrote: >So you're saying that if I had a voltmeter, I could just slide it's probe under the >anode cap?
NO!!!! Don't do that with the meter connected. Voltmeter probes often have series resistors built in especially when they are designed to extend the range of a lower voltage meter. I'm sure Ian was talking about using a voltmeter probe without the meter connected. A high voltage discharge into the meter will surely ruin it. Most modern meter probes are just pieces of wire with a good insulator at the probing end. If the meter end of such a probe is well grounded - to the "dag" on the picture tube - it can be used as a discharge tool. If there is a high voltage resistor in the probe the spark will be suppressed but only if the resistor doesn't arc and destroy it's calibration as a voltmeter probe. A long screwdriver with a big plastic handle and a securely attached clip lead to ground is pretty nearly equivalent. You'll get an argument, but the spark is unlikely to damage anything in the tube. And yes. A basic voltmeter is a requirement. They were recently available for less than $5 at Harbor Freight. -- --> There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary, and those who don't <-- -- 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> --> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
