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The 8-Bit Guy: How Cathode Ray Tubes Work [18:32] (www.youtube.com)
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[โ€“] xwolpertinger 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Casually shorts the two IEC colour coded wires for AC live + neutral.

You won't believe what happened next.

[โ€“] turbowafflz 2 points 5 months ago

I forgot about that part, that whole "repair" was such a mess