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| savj14:
I just bought a used but working Arcade Monitor to replace my old non-working Monitor. They guy I bought the Cabinet from said the monitor stopped working one day, and I estimate the monitor has not been working and sitting there for a couple of years now. My question is.......... Would it be safe to take my old monitor out and not worry about getting shocked, or should it still be discharged. Since the Monitors are the same size I would assume all I need to do it unbolt the frame and take the entire thing out. The new monitor comes with a frame as well, so I would just bolt the new one in. The Monitor I bought was pulled from a working cabinet, and they guy I bought it from said it is not discharged. So I assume he just unbolted the frame. How safe is that??? I am going to be driving to his house to pick the monitor up. Do I need to be cautious when putting it in my car, as far as what I should be touching on the monitor??? And should I bring a box and/or packing material to avoid any incidents. I really don't know to much about Monitors, and from what I read about the Voltages that are charged in these it scares the hell out of me. **How Long does it take for a Monitor to Discharge on its own** Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
| lloydcom:
Can you not get a TV repair guy out and recap it? If you are uncertain about removing/replacing it, just leave it alone until you can get a qualified person to assist you. There are scary stories about tube discharges. Read: http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_monitors.shtml [sorry] :dizzy: If you are feeling brave, get someone to help you and discharge the tube and be careful or you will be riding the lightning the cheap way. |
| MustardTent:
I don't think your link points where you want it to. |
| shardian:
--- Quote from: lloydcom on November 21, 2006, 02:31:11 pm ---Can you not get a TV repair guy out and recap it? If you are uncertain about removing/replacing it, just leave it alone until you can get a qualified person to assist you. There are scary stories about tube discharges. Read: http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm If you are feeling brave, get someone to help you and discharge the tube and be careful or you will be riding the lightning the cheap way. --- End quote --- You have to right click on the page, and hit properties. There you can copy the actual link to the thread. As to your monitor, the dangerous part is the bright red wire that is attached to the suction cup on the tube. Don't go anywhere near that suction cup. Also, you should never work on high voltage equipment alone. If something goes wrong, you want someone close by to call for help. |
| savj14:
Thanks for the input. How long do Monitor's usually hold their charged for??? I have this thread posted on a different site to get more input on this as it is very important for me to understand this process. This is what one person said: "The only time you need to discharge a monitor is if you are removing the large red wire from the picture tube. A monitor swap does not require this" All I really want to do here is do a monitor swap.Both the old and new monitors have a frame, so I would just need to unbolt the frame of the old monitor and bolt the new frame in In theory I should not have to touch the Red Wire or anything else so I don't see why this would be a dangerous thing to do. The guy that pulled this monitor said he had no issues at all. I guess the safe and best bet would be to discharge the monitor just in case??? I would definitely not do this by myself. I have a friend that is an electrician that I am hoping can take care of most of this for me. |
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