crt problem

[JonnyBlaze]

my monitor at work goes 'wavy' everytime they use a certain tool in the shop right on the other side of the wall next to me. its either electrical or magnetic interfearence.

my question is would a lcd have the same problem? if not, im gonna work on getting a dell 20" widescreen

i work on autocad all day. anyone use one of these with cad? im pretty sure it would work great, just wanna hear from someone whos already experienced it.

thanks

JBlaze

 

[Matthias99]

my monitor at work goes 'wavy' everytime they use a certain tool in the shop right on the other side of the wall next to me. its either electrical or magnetic interfearence.

If said tool has a large/high-speed/high-torque motor involved, it is probably EMI (what you probably mean by 'magnetic' interference; this is not totally accurate, as electromagnetic forces are intrinsically linked). Unless you're on the same electrical circuit as the 'shop', in which case you should maybe have that addressed somehow if possible, because in that case all your equipment is probably getting VERY noisy/dirty power.

my question is would a lcd have the same problem? if not, im gonna work on getting a dell 20" widescreen

LCDs should not suffer from this, at least not NEARLY as much (especially when using DVI).

i work on autocad all day. anyone use one of these with cad? im pretty sure it would work great, just wanna hear from someone whos already experienced it.

If you don't need super-accurate color reproduction, I would imagine the high brightness, lack of screen refresh flicker and perfect digital geometry would be excellent for CAD work.

 

[Solutions]

Originally posted by: JonnyBlaze
my monitor at work goes 'wavy' everytime they use a certain tool in the shop right on the other side of the wall next to me. its either electrical or magnetic interfearence.

Its EMI (both magnetic and electrical). If you can move your equipment to a different circuit (apparently you are on the same circuit that the tool is on and that is how the dirty pwr is getting to your monitor.) If that isn't an option try putting your LCD/PC on a UPS. The battery in the UPS will often prevent the dirty power from getting to your equipment.

Just out of curiousity do you know what kind of tool is being used? As stated above a "large/high-speed/high-torque motor" must be in it... I also agree that the 20" Dell WS LCD should work great for CAD.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

i can hear it everytime it comes one. its quick bursts. not sure exactly. something in the woodshop. i told them i need something to clean the power but if i can an lcd out of it that would be great

thanks for the replies.

JB

 

[PurdueRy]

LCDs can't suffer from this as they aren't based on electrons hitting a screen