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Many moons ago I worked at a computer service shop that also repaired CRTs. Once, as a practical joke, someone asked me to hold a lead... Which was live with ar
by rytis 5y ago
Many moons ago I worked at a computer service shop that also repaired CRTs. Once, as a practical joke, someone asked me to hold a lead... Which was live with around 4kV. Wasn't pleasant experience.
- dghughes 5y agoYou probably saw the tool used. A long flat blade screwdriver with a wire wrapped around it and on the other end an alligator clip chassis ground wire. It's used to pry up and remove the high voltage lead and when doing so you'd hear a loud snap!