Re: VECTOR: Asteroids with no video

Since I was the first offender of this panic about being shocked in a 
document (Cap Kit 101 written in 1997 I think); let me explain my 
background.  I'm an IT guy but I have been working for insurance 
companies all these years.  If someone gets hurt doing any of this, the 
lawyers are going to go NUTS looking for people to blame.  I have 
rewritten documentation for different people to increase the safety and 
reduce the potential of lawsuits and this *Was* actually Vector 
related.  I also have provided information to help people plan thier 
products better to avoid potential loss.

So, anyway, discharging a monitor should be done, especially if you're 
working on the HV board.  You should discharge it with one hand and put 
your other hand in your pocket to avoid the charge from hitting your 
heart.  Anyone who says they don't do it is dealing with it in thier own 
way.  It's all about respect.  If you're careful, you follow directions, 
etc. you'll be fine.

When dealing with anything potentially lethal, be careful what you tell 
people.  When the Insurance companies and the lawyers get it, it's all 
about WHO they will get to pay.

Good thing they NEVER look at computers and e-mail for that type of 
information...

-Al-

Matt Rossiter wrote:

>Yes, we Americans do need to be warned that coffee is hot, or that eating a
>steady diet of McDonalds is not healthy.  If I were to write up a vector
>repair document that involved coffee, I would probably start off by saying
>Coffee is hot, dangerous and even LETHAL!!!   That's because somewhere out
>there is some idiot that will manage to find a way to send himself to the
>hospital because he didn't properly discharge his monitor and he'll have a
>lawyer.
>
>I've been zapped plenty of times, by either tubes or charged capacitors.  No
>big deal.  But it's always good practice, in general, to discharge the tube
>for several reasons, which have already been discussed here.  Personally, I
>prefer the slower method of dischararging a monitor with an HV probe and
>watch the voltage go down with a digital multimeter.   On some monitors
>(like the Electrohome G07) you need to discharge them 2 or 3 times.
>
>Matt
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