Found a Sylvania SS/Tube hybrid

[MRX37]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

Unfortunate, yes. But each of us has our limits, and with safety as the primary concern, I fault no one for extra caution.

I've seen guys get shocked, shake it off, and drop dead within hours - their hearts damaged by enzymes that elevate after a shock. Likewise, I've seen first hand the nerve damage done by boost voltages - it was my Dad, and he had nerve damage that lasted for years, with white tissue scarring all along his arm where the voltage traveled along. He couldn't pick up a coffee cup with that hand for 6 months, and the shooting pain (actually nerves repairing connections) went on for months. The scarring took years to disappear.

So yes, let's be careful and mindful of safety at all times. And please fault no one that goes the extra mile to be safe. I'd rather read of their fortunes than misfortunes....

Exactly. Taking a full 15 KV of HV is no badge of honor. Had rca2000 been hit while his heart was at a certain spot in its beating cycle, he'd have gone into afib and likely died.

I like to blow things up and set things on fire. Never had a fire get out of control, and never damaged anything I didn't intend to with an explosion.

Same principle applies to doing my own electrical work. Again, never been shocked, never caused the house to burn down. Actually saved the house from burning down once because I kept getting a faint whiff of smoke and traced it to aluminum wiring for a light fixture twisted onto copper wiring. The connection had corroded and was close to starting a fire. So I rewired the fixture using proper copper wiring.

It all comes down to giving dangerous things a healthy respect and not touching them unless I know what I am doing. And with discharging a CRT, I'd be too nervous to keep a steady hand and would jump at the slightest pop, possibly causing the screwdriver to go somewhere it shouldn't.

So I'll work around the problem. Luckily these diodes are on the opposite side of the chassis, so I have room to get to them.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by MRX37

It all comes down to giving dangerous things a healthy respect and not touching them unless I know what I am doing. And with discharging a CRT, I'd be too nervous to keep a steady hand and would jump at the slightest pop, possibly causing the screwdriver to go somewhere it shouldn't.

I use a HV probe for that. Nothing to it, just watch the needle climb and quickly drop.