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Offline jepinto

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« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2003, 06:58:59 AM »
How long does a CRT hold a charge?
3.141 hours? couple of days? a week?
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« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2003, 09:02:47 AM »
Indefinitely. smile.gif

So they're talking you into it?

I'm sure it's easy for someone who knows just what they're doing.

Do you have the tool and know just what to do now?

I still don't recommend it Jennie. smile.gif
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« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2003, 10:35:26 AM »
QUOTE(kelly @ Sep 11 2003, 10:02 AM)
So they're talking you into it?

 Yep, the voices are real loud this morning. wink.gif
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« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2003, 04:39:32 PM »
Jennie.
If I recall (correctly is another matter), way back when ... was is not you who was asking 'how' to strip insulation off small gage wire.?.

If this was the case. Listen to what Epaminondas, Kelly, Airbus driver is telling you girl.!.
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« Reply #19 on: September 11, 2003, 08:26:40 PM »
Sometimes I ask questions just to ask.....you know ....curiosity.

My mama din't raise no dummy.  I'm not gonna do the discharge.  I've found someone with more experience (which in this case is any at all) to do the discharge.  Then I can do the replacement.
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« Reply #20 on: September 11, 2003, 09:09:49 PM »
Chiken! wink.gif   laugh.gif
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« Reply #21 on: September 11, 2003, 09:26:44 PM »
Who else would control the switch if the ladies fingers get burnt. <gr>
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« Reply #22 on: September 11, 2003, 10:16:05 PM »
And I do so know how to strip wires tongue.gif
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« Reply #23 on: September 12, 2003, 09:38:17 PM »
Just remembered another 'trick' of many old-timers who work with high-voltage stuff: Keep one hand in your pocket! That will prevent you from accidentally forming a connection from one source of high-voltage to a lower source (ground) that just happens to run across your heart! Not a good place to have high-voltage currents!
It also requires that you maintain a certain degree of decorum in your dress style (or should that be 'pant' style? Thinking.gif )! blush-anim-cl.gif And I'm not even going to mention your 'stripping' comments! doh.gif  Devilish2.gif

BTW, newer Apple CRT's (which are getting hard to find now that the eMac is the only one using them!) included 'bleeding' resistors in the circuits to drain this high-voltage after they were turned off for a while. Of course, it was discovered, by some less than careful tech, that the resistors could sometimes fail! oops.gif  eek2.gif

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« Reply #24 on: September 12, 2003, 11:59:27 PM »
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