Can you cut the Flyback wire to make it longer? see post...

[ZEN]

I need to take a PC monitors wire from the flyback to the monitor and make it longer, can I splice 6-8 " of wire in there, or will it mess with current flow, etc?  Probably a noob question but I guess I just want to be sure...

[grantspain]

you would need to seal the connection with the correct amount of insulation otherwise it will arc,i have never seen it done myself

[Kevin Mullins]

I would not recommend it. Rather relocate things so that it will reach naturally.

You have to remember there is between 12-20 THOUSAND volts on that line.

[ZEN]

How about the degauss wires, those should be okay to cut and extend right?  I have to cut one or the other to get this to fit.....

[SirPeale]

How about the degauss wires, those should be okay to cut and extend right?  I have to cut one or the other to get this to fit.....

They're special wire.  You don't want to cut them either.  Though you can probably live without them and manually degauss if you have to.

Explain the circumstance, please!

[ZEN]

Well, I am trying to put a normal CRT into an older WG 4900 monitor brackets, the neckboard at the angle I am installing needs to sit kinda low, I dont want to use a LCD so I am trying to get this CRT in the cab, I just am having a hard time getting the wires to fit, so I cut the degauss wires  and just added spades and recepticles to it, no arcing can occur, I just done want it to be a problem, its a 19" Viewsonic, If I "fewk" it up I suppose its $10 down the drain, but I just dont want the hassle, trust me, i have no options here to get to fit right without cutting the degauss since I should not mess with the flyback wire..........I guess I will see what happens, unless you all think its definite failure..........

[qrz]

the anode lead can be spliced if one can find a hv splice kit.  otherwise NOT recommended.
focus lead also requires special insulation as it can carry 6kv - 12kv.
screen grid is not as much of a problem as usually <500v max. should still insulate securely

for deguassing wires , use same wire guage as orig , and insulate accordingly (120vac usa)