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COMPUTIAC said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Let's just say that one must discharge to ground the potential stored in an old TV picture tube before trying to remove the flyback lead from the side to avoid getting a nasty zap. Those things can hold that charge for days.

So, just how far did this zap send you ?

Which time (I was a kid at the time)?

Lady Fitzgerald said:

COMPUTIAC said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Let's just say that one must discharge to ground the potential stored in an old TV picture tube before trying to remove the flyback lead from the side to avoid getting a nasty zap. Those things can hold that charge for days.

So, just how far did this zap send you ?

Which time (I was a kid at the time)?

All of them. This should be interesting.

Ohh...kay, if you insist. I used to take home old TV chassis I found back behind a TV repair shop to strip for parts back when I was in high school. Since anything more than the chassis was too much to carry home on my bicycle, I would strip the CRT and cabinet from it first. Occasionally, I would forget to ground the flyback lead before removing it from the picture tube and would get knocked down on my then not so ample asset.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Ohh...kay, if you insist. I used to take home old TV chassis I found back behind a TV repair shop to strip for parts back when I was in high school. Since anything more than the chassis was too much to carry home on my bicycle, I would strip the CRT and cabinet from it first. Occasionally, I would forget to ground the flyback lead before removing it from the picture tube and would get knocked down on my then not so ample asset.

And how many times did it take before you learned your lesson ?

COMPUTIAC said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Ohh...kay, if you insist. I used to take home old TV chassis I found back behind a TV repair shop to strip for parts back when I was in high school. Since anything more than the chassis was too much to carry home on my bicycle, I would strip the CRT and cabinet from it first. Occasionally, I would forget to ground the flyback lead before removing it from the picture tube and would get knocked down on my then not so ample asset.

And how many times did it take before you learned your lesson ?

I was a kid; how many times do you think?

Lady Fitzgerald said:

COMPUTIAC said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Ohh...kay, if you insist. I used to take home old TV chassis I found back behind a TV repair shop to strip for parts back when I was in high school. Since anything more than the chassis was too much to carry home on my bicycle, I would strip the CRT and cabinet from it first. Occasionally, I would forget to ground the flyback lead before removing it from the picture tube and would get knocked down on my then not so ample asset.

And how many times did it take before you learned your lesson ?

I was a kid; how many times do you think?

Sounds like too many.

I hate to spoil the party but this thread is off track.

Best deal ? Who knows, but I just noticed the 850 EVO come out.

SAMSUNG 850 EVO-Series MZ-75E250B/AM 2.5" 250GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Newegg.com

Here are more of the 850 EVOs.

Just a heads up.

850 EVO has TLC (3-bit per cell) chips.
850 PRO has MLC (2-bit per cell) chips.

Jim