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| DaOld Man:
Grounding the coin door's carriage bolt will probably be good enough, but its better to ground the bolt and the door, because you could get a loose connection on the door hinge, but for static just the frame should be Ok. Im not real sure about the TV. If it is out of the case, you might try grounding teh chassis of it to the PSU case, but be careful, TV's and monitors store a pretty heft charge for a long time, so dont touch any wires inside the TV. Perhaps someone else who has had more experience with TV's can give you better advice on grounding it. Also, what kind of floor do you have, directly in front of arcade where you stand? If it is carpet, you might try some anti-static spray (scotch guard?). This may help considerable. But grounding the trackball may take care of it all. Im not sure about grounding the spinner. But if it has a metal bracket or frame, it wouldnt hurt to ground it too. |
| Fozzy The Bear:
Grant and Da OldMan are giving you good information..... HOWEVER!!! As you are very clearly not an electrician and you do not have a clear understanding of electrics or supplies or even which pins on a power outlet do what.... LEAVE IT ALONE!!!! You stand a chance of killing yourself here!!!! I very very strongly recommend that you find somebody who does understand electrics and earth / grounds .... get them to do this WITH you!! this way you will learn and understand what is being done. I very strongly recommend against attempting any of this by yourself. The fact that you think it's possible to ground a wooden panel is one of the most worrying things I could possibly hear, and clearly indicates you need somebody on site to show you how things work. ELECTRICITY KILLS!!! DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY!!!! If it comes down to it then at worst case find and pay a local qualified electrician who will help you do this. That said.... It looks to me like your TV has no proper Degauss Circuit.... Because it's not connected to earth anywhere. Which means that it has no earthing straps on the back of the tube and no degauss coil either. The sparkly white pattern when you wipe over it is caused by very high tube Gauss (Built Up Static) This is discharging down the cables that are connecting it to your computer. That is what is causing the problem. There really is no cure for this. Earthing everything else will not help here. Especially earthing everything else back to the computers power supply!!! this will be more likely to make things worse than better. The only real answer is to dump that TV and get a monitor or TV that has a proper auto Degauss and earth straps built in. Buy one that has THREE PINS ON THE POWER CORD! Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| 2600:
FYI, I'm not sure I've seen any CRT TV in the US with a 3 pronged power cord. |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: 2600 on September 25, 2007, 08:20:05 am ---FYI, I'm not sure I've seen any CRT TV in the US with a 3 pronged power cord. --- End quote --- There are not many in the UK either.... But all monitors do have a propper earth connection. It looks like a very cheap TV with a very bad static discharge problem. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
| 2600:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on September 25, 2007, 08:24:14 am --- There are not many in the UK either.... But all monitors do have a propper earth connection. It looks like a very cheap TV with a very bad static discharge problem. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) --- End quote --- Really, I thought the UK had better regulations and required all devices to have 3 prongs. Not sure why I thought that. |
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