Peter Clifton wrote: > On Fri, 2007-12-21 at 15:26 -0500, Darryl Gibson wrote: >> Ian Chapman wrote: >>> The last time I fixed a TV I resoldered all the joints on the nec board. >>> That's the round thing on the end of the tube. I found it by wiggling >>> wires. Try moving the wires on the horizontal deflection coils looking at >>> the screen with a mirror. Do not worry about the high voltages if it was >>> not dangerous it would not be fun. After all it's only a TV not an X-ray >>> machine or a WWII radar. >> Umm, it is an X-ray machine, or they used to be. I haven't been inside a >> TV in years, but don't the still carry X-ray warnings inside the chassis? >> >> A TV can hurt you, be safe, and watch out for that large red wire hooked >> to the picture tube. It will "jump" out and say hello to you. > > I _nearly_ learnt that the hard way once, removing an anode cap. > Something told me to ground it just as I was starting to peel back the > rubber. I pulled an inch long spark off it ;) > > I've fixed TVs and CRTs in the past.. just wasn't sure how to think this > one through to a likely part to prod. (I don't have a scope where I am > here).
By far the worst shock I've ever received was 23 years ago working on a Fender Bassman that was unplugged. I will *never* forget to discharge caps again. Especially ones charged up to 500 volts. Thats one of those mistakes you won't make twice. -Dan _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user