Bob Larter wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Bob Larter wrote:
My classic screwup was a time, as a smartarse teenager, when I was
working on a 28" display monitor, & /thought/ I'd discharged the CRT
correctly via the ultor cap. I lifted the ultor cap to unhook it, & a
giant spark bit me. The shock threw me clear across the room, & I just
missed slamming into a bench.


This explains a lot! ;-)

I suppose you've never zapped yourself? ;^)


Not like that. The HV I worked with wasn't measured in micro amps.
It was inside the TV transmitter. One touch, and you're dead. Think
what a HV DC power supply for three 65 KW Klystrons would do to you,
when the power supply put out a continuous 195 KW. In fact, you
wouldn't even need to touch it.


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