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Doesn't the (big) capacitors inside stay charged for a couple of hours after the TV being disconnected?



A decent TV/CRT monitor should have high-value bleed resistors to discharge the capacitors, but since high-voltage resistors cost money they probably stopped fitting them about the same time as TV's stopped coming with circuit diagrams.


Even if they are installed you can't know if the resister has failed open until you try it. Always assume the tube is energized until you've grounded it.




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