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Has anyone here built and used Bob Roberts' SafeBack discharger?
RayB:
Hey,
I need to discharge a monitor, and like most first-timers to doing that, I feel very nervous about it. I followed Bob Roberts' plans on building his "SafeBack" discharger, but now I'm nervous about if I didn't build it right!!!
Anyone here use it? Should I wear rubber gloves when I use it? ;D
Ray B.
SirPeale:
I've never done it. What I do is take a length of wire, attach it to a flathead screwdriver, put an alligator clip on the other end. Clip to the monitor frame, and slip the screwdriver under the cap.
RayB:
Hmm! Well that's basically what Bob's discharger is. Except his instructions have us drill a hole through the screwdriver with the wire inserted and heavily soldered. I think the reason for that is that you are taking a risk if your clip should happen to get knocked off atthe same time as you are discharging.
OK, I guess I will be safe with this method then!
;D
XtraSmiley:
I built and used the BR one about 1 month ago, it worked great and I even heard the static pop sound. Hope this helps you.
l8nite:
I too built one of the bob roberts one, except I couldn't drill through the screwdriver I bought (something about titanium being stronger than steel or somesuch... heh). I ended up grinding a nice groove around the shaft using a grinding wheel and then wrapped/soldered my wire directly to it that way. It has worked perfectly on several monitors now