[vcf-midatlantic] Any trick to discharging ADM-3A

[Neil Cherry]

On 02/08/2018 12:12 PM, David Riley wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2018, at 11:08 AM, Neil Cherry via vcf-midatlantic
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>> 
>> My reference for the cold water pipe was for use with the screw driver to ground.
> 
> Well, the cold water pipe will connect to EARTH ground, which if your house is wired
> correctly should be the same as ground on your power outlets.  But since you're doing
> this with the system unplugged (you're doing this with the system unplugged, right?),
> it has no connection to the tube/chassis ground, which is what you really want.

Very good point.

I don't recall if it was unplugged. I don't think it was but I can't recall.

I do know we worked on live systems with the scope (Isolated).

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