Comments on: Safely Discharge An Arcade Monitor https://artold.arcaderepairtips.com/2009/06/10/safely-discharge-an-arcade-monitor/ Fix The Game, Play The Game Tue, 22 May 2012 21:35:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Tim Peterson https://artold.arcaderepairtips.com/2009/06/10/safely-discharge-an-arcade-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Tim Peterson Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:55:06 +0000 http://www.varcadeentertainment.com/arcaderepairtips/?p=65#comment-17 Thank you John for your valuable insight into this topic. We value and trust your opinion. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. Your point is well taken and should be taken into consideration by viewers of this site.
Tim

]]> By: John Robertson https://artold.arcaderepairtips.com/2009/06/10/safely-discharge-an-arcade-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-14 John Robertson Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:05:46 +0000 http://www.varcadeentertainment.com/arcaderepairtips/?p=65#comment-14 This is not the proper method to discharge monitors especially if you are dealing with older B&W games. You MUST use a series of resistors to safely discharge older solid state monitors otherwise you will damage the HV diode(s).

This method (screwdriver under the cap) method of discharging dates back to the old tube TVs and was perfectly safe for the TV (risky to the person if careless!), but the early generations of solid state TVs/Monitors used solid state diodes that can be damaged if the tube was discharged too quickly – or if the HV was tested by drawing a spark from under the HV cap. I have a writeup on the proper and safe way to do this process at http://www.flippers.com/vid-tips.html#discharge
Read this if you want a second opinion on how to do this properly.

John :-#)#

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