Does WG drain monitors before shipping?

[1UP]

Does Wells Gardner drain monitors before shipping?  I probably am not going to have the tools to do this myself, and I need to know if it's safe to work with these right out of the box, or if I need to take certain precautions.

Thanks.

[BobA]

I think the SAFE thing to do is discharge the monitor no matter how it was shipped to you.   Even a discharged monitor can build up a charge if it has been sitting around for a while and not been plugged in.  You can  discharge the monitor with a screw driver and ground wire.  This is recommended because you never know what will bite you if you don't do it.

I worked on equipment that was shipped with a grounding wire but this ended up causing more damage then good when some people did not read all the directions before plugging it in.

Just My Opinion

Bob

[1UP]

Gotcha.  Dammit, I'm down to the most expensive and dangerous part of my cabinet now...

[Frobozz]

No, they are NOT discharged.  They are tested before shipped and sent as is I believe.  When I discharged mine, I heard an audible "pop" when I discharged it.  

Discharging a new WG is a little tricky too.  The anode boot is on very tightly.  I took the time to discharge it once, but have since powered it and worked with it.  Since it's a horizontal mount and sits in a box of wood I made for it with a large circular wooden disc at the bezel and a wooden backstop at the rear attached to the lazy-susan bearing, there is very little chance of contact now with the remaining "open" side", and I've worked with it essentially "charged" now for a few weeks.  

Is it a universal mount or a horizontal?  

[Andy Warne]

I've said this here before but...
It is a common (and dangerous) misunderstanding that monitors must be discharged before working on them. This is simply WRONG! Monitor techs do not do this. I know because I used to be one!
The charge on a CRT tube can only bite you if you touch the final anode contact, and the only way you can do that is if you are separating the tube from the flyback and PCB for any reason. If you are handling the monitor it is impossible to touch this and the EHT voltage is not present on the PCB. It's only inside the tube and the tripler circuit in the flyback, all completely enclosed in plastic. There are, however, other capacitors which can give you a belt, on the PCB itself. These are not discharged even if you discharge the tube so never handle a monitor immediately after it has been powered off.
There is no more reason to discharge a tube than a car mechanic would drain a car fuel tank when working on an engine. Discharging a tube is dangerous, don't do it unless you have good reason!