US - CA - West Los Angeles - need professional to discharge arcade monitor

[tetujin]

i'm not electrically brave enough to discharge the medium resolution monitor that's in my cabinet.  if there's anyone in the west LA area who's experienced in this kind of thing and would be willing to come out and do it for me, i'm more than happy to pay you for your trouble.

email: tonye {at} rhythm {dot} com

[mccoy178]

There are a ton of tutorials on here and it is very very easy to do.  Just find one with pictures so you know exactly what to do.

[ChadTower]

Besides, it's not like it's a once and done type of thing.  You're going to have to do it multiple times with any repair that involves the HV circuit.

If you can't do the discharge yourself you shouldn't be messing with your monitor. 

[dirt]

its easy to do and only takes a couple minutes from start to finish and that includes stipping the wire and attaching it to the screwdriver and chassis. just remember to keep one hand in your pocket. that way there is not chance of you grounding yourself to the game. pm me if you want me to walk you thru it.

[ChadTower]

Well, that's one danger, but you could still ground yourself to the ground.  Watch for that too.

[DrumAnBass]

Hehe saw your post in craigslist while browsing for arcade games for sale ;-) Probably the first time I have ever seen an ad for someone requesting a monitor discharge...!

BTW - does anyone know how long a monitor can potentially hold a charge? Years?

[NightGod]

Hehe saw your post in craigslist while browsing for arcade games for sale ;-) Probably the first time I have ever seen an ad for someone requesting a monitor discharge...!

BTW - does anyone know how long a monitor can potentially hold a charge? Years?

I think months is more accurate, but personally I consider any monitor, whether it's been unplugged two minutes or two decades, to be dangerous until discharged. Seriously-its a 5 minute process, max, well worth it to be sure.

[tetujin]

If you can't do the discharge yourself you shouldn't be messing with your monitor. 

and thus my original request:  "i shouldn't be doing this because i don't know enough yet, will someone help me?"

...3rd party observations aside, i got it taken care of by a guy in our building who's handy with this kind of thing.

the reason i was asking was so that i could see someone experienced do it right the first time, as opposed to throwing ---my bottom--- across the room if i'd done it wrong.  now, having watched an EE friend of mine do it, i a.) know how to do it right, and b.) will be able to do it for myself in the future.

[dirt]

you are not going to last very long in this hobby if you have to watch someone do something before you atempt it yourself.

[Dave_K.]

In all honesty, it will take 2 minutes, and the chances are if the monitor has been unplugged for a couple hours, you won't even see/hear a spark as most bleed off the charge anyway.