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Originally Posted by MRX37
That's the whole reason for my hesitance. I have never discharged one of these things, and before suggesting I use a screwdriver to discharge it... No.
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This is where the one hand behind your back rule applies!!
You can use a bleed-down resistor as mentioned, or I have a long, skinny screwdriver that I attach my 'gator lead to going to chassis ground. Sometimes with a bleeder resistor in there you'll not hear that you've made contact. Discharging electroytic caps, by all means use a bleeder (with a meter to monitor- lot'sa current). I can understand your hesitance! Just slide that 'driver under the cup and listen for the "snap". You'll be okay!
If you're still hesitant (understandable!) then apply the buddy system and have someone present with you. Once I got over that initial fear myself then I realized that it's not a big a deal..really!!
But you've got to get that plastic/gooey flap pulled up out of your way first so you can see what you're doing.
And kudos to you about wanting to be safe. We're limited to ways of discharging CRT's. And, if there's still a TV guy in your area (or one of us) don't hesitate to have him show you.