Here's a fun fact. A CRT monitor can store anywhere from 20,000 - 30,000 volts of electricity when it's unplugged. There goes my plan of hacking into that shit with a sawz-all. I consulted my new arcade holy bible for some details on how the monitor operates and where the various high-voltage points were. The high voltage is created on the circuit board by a transformer and is stored in the anode on the tube exterior. There are several other points where exposed high voltage is present.

If a repair is needed on the monitor almost all repairs must be conducted when the anode is drained of it's stored electrical charge. This procedure is called 'discharging'. This is a difficult task because draining the stored charge requires the user to stick tools into high voltage places. A mistake can literally cost you your life, and possibly your eyebrows. For those of you playing along at home, consult the following graph before breaking open your Zenith.



When I get the appropriate computer hardware to connect my arcade monitor to my computer, I can test to see how bad or good the picture is. If it's decent, I can adjust the dials on the circuit board and smooth the picture out. If it's a disaster we may have to perform some Back to the Future action. 1.21 Gigawatts dude.