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Discharging my Wells Gardner Monitor
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trenish:
Hey guys, total CRT noob here. I followed the instructions found on various YouTube videos to discharge the monitor but got no pop. I tried using the 2 huge brackets that protrude from the back of the monitor from top to bottom thinking they are a good ground point. I also tried going to a wall outlet's ground pin, still nothing. So I removed the anode cup from the tube without incident. I followed the attempting grounding of both the cap and the exposed CRT hole once again and got nothing.
Being totally paranoid here with a question: am I good to go in safely removing the monitor? I'm changing it out to an LCD because there's something about seeing CRT up close that causes me migraines :|
trenish:
FWIW, I'll be selling it as a local purchase (SF Bay Area) once it's out. I don't want to make the attempt to ship it. Again, maybe that's paranoia speaking...
buttersoft:
A newer CRT/chassis probably won't spark as it has a bleeder capacitor to take the charge off the tube. Even without one you won't always see a spark. Grounding to earth won't hurt, but you MUST ground the anode button to the chassis ground - that's what the potential difference is between.
I'd say you are fine with what you've done. But remember that each time you leave a CRT for an hour, you should discharge it again. An older tube will bleed charge from the glass for days. Not very much charge, but it's best to be safe.
--- Quote from: trenish on April 07, 2023, 10:34:23 pm ---Hey guys, total CRT noob here. I followed the instructions found on various YouTube videos to discharge the monitor but got no pop. I tried using the 2 huge brackets that protrude from the back of the monitor from top to bottom thinking they are a good ground point. I also tried going to a wall outlet's ground pin, still nothing. So I removed the anode cup from the tube without incident. I followed the attempting grounding of both the cap and the exposed CRT hole once again and got nothing.
Being totally paranoid here with a question: am I good to go in safely removing the monitor? I'm changing it out to an LCD because there's something about seeing CRT up close that causes me migraines :|
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trenish:
Thank you so much for your feedback. I'm happy to report that I'm not dead.
Also, no spark as you indicated. In other news, I incorrectly recalled the make of my monitor. It is in fact a Neotec unit. It was good, but I'm a huge fan of LCD.
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