Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!seismo!uunet!mcsun!ukc!newcastle.ac.uk!turing!q1khd From: A.French@newcastle.ac.uk (A. French) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: SM124 monichrome monitor problem... Message-ID: <1991Jan31.191231.4324@newcastle.ac.uk> Date: 31 Jan 91 19:12:31 GMT References: <1991Jan24.221801.13560@convex.com> <1991Jan29.110121.10806@actrix.gen.nz> Sender: news@newcastle.ac.uk Organization: No thanks, it doesn't suit me. Lines: 13 >[stuff deleted] >But there are some very high voltage capacitors that store a whole hell of >a lot of charge. Enough so to knock you flat on your arse. Before you >stick you hand in a monitor ground those caps to bleed off that charge. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Do this with a resistor of suitable dimensions, NOT a screwdriver!! This will take a chunk out of the screwdriver, not to mention what will happen to you or the capacitor... =============================================================================== = A.French@newcastle.ac.uk | Disclaimer: It wasn't me = = Andy, The World Famous Poet | = ===============================================================================