Well, bowing to the wisdom of the masses I'm not putting that page up at
present. Thank you for all the feedback!
--- saint
On Mon, 10 May 1999, Aaron Howald wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Anderson <mayday19@idt.net>
> To: 'vectorlist@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu' <vectorlist@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu>
> Date: Sunday, May 09, 1999 9:50 PM
>
> >You may want to add in a paragraph explaining that if you dont want as big
> >of a spark let the monitor sit a couple hours or overnight before
> >discharging it. G07s will usually lose most of their charge if they sit
> >for a day or so, I've never gotten a spark from them after waiting.. I
> >dunno if you want to add this in either, but the WG 610x color vector
> >monitors automatically discharge the tube whenever they are off.. I've
> >never gotten a spark from them even discharging them 1 min after being
> >turned off.
> Hi! I work with tv sets all the time (repair shop) and manufacurers make
> flybacks 2 ways: with a bleeder resistor, and without. The withouts are the
> ones that can hold HV for weeks sometimes, with a bleeder, hv goes to zero
> within 1 minute!
>
> A sure way to tell is this:if the tube crackles for 5-10 seconds AFTER the
> power is turned off, the tube is discharging itself (WG vector monitors, and
> all Sony tv's I have worked on) If it just turns off, with no crackle, you
> have 20-30 kv on the tube...
> all recent GE/RCA sets are like this-and the tube can stay charged a long
> time...
> This crackle test is at least 95% positive, but I still clip a lead to the
> outside of the tube and a screwdriver and "POP" the tube...I have not been
> hit with 30Kv yet in 10 years, and am not looking forward to the first
> time...
>
> Thanks!
> Aaron Howald
> ahowald@w-link.net
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Mon May 10 08:25:09 1999
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