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Would you guys trust this...possibly with your life?
Jeff AMN:
I have a Donkey Kong cabinet that I'm restoring and I need to do a cap kit replacement on the monitor. I've never worked on monitors before, so this will all be a learning experience. Now, I don't have any tools to discharge the monitor, but I was wondering if you guys would trust this tool (which I do have) to tell me whether or not the monitor is holding a charge.
I picked one up from Home Depot for another project a while back, and it works well. It beeps and flashes if there is any voltage present. I've plugged the DK in, got it close to the monitor's no-no area, and it lit up. It even lit up after unplugging the machine for a while. However, just the other day it didn't light up. Do you guys think I can safely assume that the monitor has discharged? Would you trust it?
shardian:
Short answer, no. Even with a bleed resistor, there could still be enough residual charge to give you a comfy tickle. Always thoroughly discharge a monitor before messing with the electronics.
ChadTower:
Long answer, ---fudgesicle--- no.
If you can't be confident in your ability to discharge the monitor don't touch it. You're not ready to do the job.
BobA:
That tool detects AC voltage. The charge on a monitor is DC and would not be detected.
Always discharge a monitor even if you think it has been discharged. Be safe not SORRY.
northerngames:
http://www.arcadegames.net/sightsound/discharge.ppt
this is a simple way to do it with common tools
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