[mythtv-users] OT - Life without MythTV

[David Brodbeck]

On Feb 25, 2008, at 2:27 PM, Remco Hosman wrote:
> 10k? thats 5amps on 50kV! i would use something like 10x 1M in series
> (so you dont get a sparc over the resistor, and discharge it slowly.

Some techs consider some amount of arcing a safety feature -- the  
audible snap tells you you've actually discharged the tube.  5 amps  
won't actually flow for long because the capacitance of the tube is  
not that great.