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From: njc@nsscb.UUCP (Neil Cherry)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: Apple IIe/c stories...
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Date: 18 Jan 90 18:28:00 GMT
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Speaking of exploding chips, I think exploding Techs are more fun. I worked
at a local County College and an associate of mine was working on a terminal.
He always prided himself with safety, but sometimes I wondered about his
elctronic knowledge. One of the things he had taught me was to drain an CRT
I needed a thick handle insulated screwdriver and a good ground strap. He
would connect them together ground the other end and short then anode end.
I was never too happy about doing this because electricity has the tendency
to jump when the voltage was high enough. Well oneday while inside a live set
he was working around the high voltage area. I warned him about the voltage
but he said because he was working on the circuit board the voltage shouldn't
be too high. Well just as he finished saying this he gets zapped with 2 load
cracks of high voltage (40kv on this mono monitor). It took me about 5 minutes
stop lauughing. Moral to this story is lighten can strike twice. (True story)
NJC.