Monitor discharge tool

[traknfieldSUPAstar]

Does anybody know where I can find/buy one (preferably online)? Or can I just make one (it looks like all i would need is a rubber-handled screwdriver and a wire to ground the screwdriver to the monitor frame like a set of jumper cables or something)

[Ken Layton]

Bob Roberts tells how to make one on his site.

[Witchboard]

I just grab the frame a slip my tongue under the cup.  Mmm.. tangy. 

<This is obviously a joke. I will not be held responsible for injuries incurred by frenching your monitor.>

[AceTKK]

Check the buy/sell/trade forum.  A guy named Cylon_b or something like that was selling high-voltage probes for $15 shipped.

-Ace-

[traknfieldSUPAstar]

thanks for the quick responses, guys. I'll take a look at that one guy who's selling the high voltage probes, but I might just build one of my own (doesn't seem too complicated after going to bob robert's site). I'll let you know how it turns out.

[JasonF]

A high-voltage probe is actually a useful piece of equipment to have around.  Not only will it "gracefully" discharge the tube (over a period of time via a resistor instead of instantaneously), but at least with mine, there's a meter built into it that reads voltage in kilovolts--you can watch the tube discharge, and know when it's finished (or know from the start if the tube was even charged or not).

Also comes in useful when you have no picture and need to see if there's any high voltage--just ground the alligator clip to the tube's ground, slip the probe end under the suction cup, and read the meter.