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Pulled a 25 year old capacitor out of a TV and it almost took my thumb off
Was working on a 1998 Sony Trinitron in my garage last Saturday and that big 450v cap still had a hell of a charge even after letting it sit for 2 days. Broke a screwdriver trying to discharge it before I finally found my resistor pack. Anybody got a better method for safely draining old CRT caps?
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miles_burns1mo agoMost Upvoted
Hell of a charge" is an understatement, man. I did the same thing with an old Zenith and nearly launched a screwdriver through my drywall. I finally just taped a 100W light bulb to two alligator clip wires and let it glow for a few minutes like a dumb little lantern. It's slow but at least I'm not prying metal shrapnel out of my thumb anymore.
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marywilson1mo ago
Are folks really getting thrown around that much from old tube sets?
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kimr741mo ago
Did you try using a giant alligator clip on a hot dog first, I swear it works but smells terrible?
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