Saving Circuit Board w/o Tube

[Outland]

What would happen if I just pulled off the board without discharging?

[dishdude]

Originally Posted by Outland

What would happen if I just pulled off the board without discharging?

It might bite you. Just follow Madman's instructions above, super simple and takes a second. I usually use the screwdriver to push in the metal prong on the connector to easily remove it from the CRT.

[MadMan]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

It takes 30mA to kill...

THROUGH your heart, though! Assuming you even make an electrical connection from hand to hand (across your chest area) the vast majority of current travels along your skin, then muscles, and so on. If you manage to get 30mA through your heart, you're really doing something wrong. That's why when you're working on actually dangerous electrical stuff, they say to keep one hand in your pocket.

Originally Posted by Outland

What would happen if I just pulled off the board without discharging?

Literally nothing, because the board on the crt plug isn't even connected to the anode cable.

Just to be clear, a crt's residual HV charge is NOT dangerous. It'll just hurt really bad for a split-second, you're going to let loose a string of expletives, and then you're going to continue what you were doing.