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Has anyone here built and used Bob Roberts' SafeBack discharger?
RayB:
I was joking.
Um one thing I'm not clear on, when i slide the screwdriver under the cup, do I then take the cup and anode OUT? or am I supposed to leave it in?
If I take it out, what do I do to "discharge it again" as people suggest? Do I just waggle the screwdriver in the hole in the tube??
~Ray B.
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: RayB on September 20, 2004, 11:41:14 am ---I was joking.
Um one thing I'm not clear on, when i slide the screwdriver under the cup, do I then take the cup and anode OUT? or am I supposed to leave it in?
If I take it out, what do I do to "discharge it again" as people suggest? Do I just waggle the screwdriver in the hole in the tube??
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Yes, and yes.
XtraSmiley:
--- Quote from: Peale on September 20, 2004, 11:48:51 am ---
--- Quote from: RayB on September 20, 2004, 11:41:14 am ---I was joking.
Um one thing I'm not clear on, when i slide the screwdriver under the cup, do I then take the cup and anode OUT? or am I supposed to leave it in?
If I take it out, what do I do to "discharge it again" as people suggest? Do I just waggle the screwdriver in the hole in the tube??
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Yes, and yes.
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YES and NO!
After you slide the screw driver under there, wait about 2-3 min. then do it again. If you don't hear a sound the second time (a pop or a sizzle) then you can remove the suction cup and there is NO need to stick the screwdriver into the hole at all! If on the 2nd time you still hear a sound, wait another 2-3 min and do it again.
Rocky:
--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on September 20, 2004, 12:53:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: Peale on September 20, 2004, 11:48:51 am ---
--- Quote from: RayB on September 20, 2004, 11:41:14 am ---I was joking.
Um one thing I'm not clear on, when i slide the screwdriver under the cup, do I then take the cup and anode OUT? or am I supposed to leave it in?
If I take it out, what do I do to "discharge it again" as people suggest? Do I just waggle the screwdriver in the hole in the tube??
--- End quote ---
Yes, and yes.
--- End quote ---
YES and NO!
After you slide the screw driver under there, wait about 2-3 min. then do it again. If you don't hear a sound the second time (a pop or a sizzle) then you can remove the suction cup and there is NO need to stick the screwdriver into the hole at all! If on the 2nd time you still hear a sound, wait another 2-3 min and do it again.
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Sorry, but you are wrong, XtraSmiley .
Please discharge the monitor again before you hook it back up. I learned the hard way. I was re-attaching the suction cup and using a screw driver to squeeze the clip together and my hand slipped from the handle of the screw driver to the metal shaft. Wow, talk about a jolt!
I'm sure it wasn't full voltage, since I had discharged it already, but for some reason, a charge can build again. In my situation it had been several hours that the monitor was sitting.
Anyway, even if you've discharded a monitor, go ahead and do it again just before you mess with the suction cup.
Rocky
Hoagie_one:
i dont know about you guys, but id wear rubber gloves anyways, lol