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Old 02-08-2013, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by gdunlapsd View Post
Hi,

Is it still the preferred method to discharge a CRT to poke a screwdriver grounded to the chassis under the anode cap while wearing thick rubber gloves? Any other things I should do to ensure that there's no charge left in the TV before working on it?
This works. Don't forget that the CRT can build up an additional partial charge after the first time you ground it, so ground it again just before you work on it.
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