Thread: My TV....R.I.P?
View Single Post
Old 03-17-2005, 08:54 AM   #12 (permalink)
vinaur
Insane
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelbend
I considered fixing mine myself, but you take your life into your own hands working with crt monitors. They carry enough charge even years after they have been unplugged to stop your heart. No danger if you know what you are doing, but touch the wrong places at the same time and ZAP.

TVs don't hold that much charge. The capacitors take only about 12 to 24 hours to discharge, so after that, you can screw around as much as you want.
vinaur is offline  
 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62