On Wed, 22 Jul 1998 12:00:22 -0600 "Richard W. Ehrhorn" <w4eto@rmii.com>
writes:
>
>VERY GOOD POINT, Pete! I should have mentioned that - always keep the
>
>blade of the screwdriver solidly grounded to chassis BEFORE AND WHILE
>touching it to the HV line.
>
>The safety advantage of a proper HV shorting "stick" is that the metal
>
>probe/point is solidly connected to chassis by an insulated wire and
>healthy alligator clip or similar ground.
>
Also, be sure to short the two terminals of the caps together since you
can't safely assume that one end is indeed tied to ground. The low side
may get there thru a small resistor which may be OPEN! Surprise!
Slower on the fix, but still alive...
Gary
W3AM
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