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Originally Posted by heathkit tv
Those are pliers that were invented by a Lesbian....note the way they're designed to cut things off. Don't get them near Republicans or religous right to lifer types or there'll be worse fireworks than grounding out a flyback running on 220 line voltage! (oh crap, geek humor)
Anthony
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"Dikes" are short for diagonal side-cutter, a wire cutter that has an angled cutting edge that lets you clip off a wire close to the terminal.
But I like Anthony's explanation a lot better!
An ESR meter measures Effective Series Resistance, a measurement that can indicate whether or not a capacitor has failed.
I would strongly suggest that you either get a book on basic electronic circuits and/or basic electronic repair, or find a local guy who works on old tv's to help you through your beginning education. Older tube-type tv's have enough voltage inside to kill you stone, cold, dead if you make just one simple mistake while it's plugged in. I mean, dead as in dead before your body hits the floor.
Literally.
Another idea might be to pick up a few older tube radios to practice on. Doing capacitor replacements, checking tubes, etc., is a lot easier on a simple radio. TV's are a challenging way to get into restoring vintage electronics. Otoh, most simple tube radios don't have power transformers, which means the chassis is almost always hot when it's plugged in, so you still need to be careful. At least the voltages aren't measured in kilovolts.
Rule Number One regarding testing voltages etc. on live equipment: Keep one hand in your pocket. It's much less likely you'll get across 750v to ground that way.
Clay