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Re: Fixing AppleColor RGB monitor

In article <1993Dec25.212417.280055@mcontent.apana.org.au>, Peter_J._Maloney@mcontent.apana.org.au writes...

> Leave the thing switched off for a couple of days if you are leery of getting
> zapped by stored voltages. That should give them time to dissipate.

The capacitors used in monitors and TVs can hold their charge for a
_very_ long time ... I would strongly suggest grounding them out regardless
of how long the monitor has been shut off.

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