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CRT was smoking

yadda

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I came home today and my 7 yr old CRT was smoking and stinking bad.

Circuitry short????

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phatrabt

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Sounds like it. If you pull off the housing (and I suggest you DON'T) you'd probably find the PCB is fried. I'd start looking into a new monitor or LCD.

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hippotautamus

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Did you visit :link removed for your protection:? That will make anything smoke and die..

Disclaimer: DO NOT VISIT AFFOREMENTIONED SITE TO FIND OUT WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. You will attempt to hang yourself with the nearest available cable if you do. Really.
 

theMan

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hahahhahahahahha
i almost threw up laughing when i read this post!!!

lololooolollolol

its funny because a friend at school tried to get me to go to that website a couple days ago.
 

hippotautamus

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^That is exactly what happened to me back a couple years. You would not believe how mad my programming teacher was, he thought I visited it knowing what it was...

*dies*
 

Mildlyamused

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Originally posted by: hippotautamus
Did you visit tubgirl.com? That will make anything smoke and die..

Disclaimer: DO NOT VISIT AFFOREMENTIONED SITE TO FIND OUT WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. You will attempt to hang yourself with the nearest available cable if you do. Really.

Oh yea, good 'ole times. I've already seen that link before... I still wonder to this day what caused her "spillage" to be yellow...
 

DfiDude

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DUDE I JUST WENT THERE , AND WTF!!!?!!?!??! HAHAHA WOW THAT IS SOME CRAZY $H!T!!!!! THAT IS SO FvCKING NASTY!!!! *Wont be able to go to sleep tonight* Not good.
 

theMan

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looks like im the only one here who hasnt seen it. but, i dont know what is worse, having to imagine what is there or actually knowing what is there. i dont think my mind is sick enugh to imagine correctly, so ill stay away from it.
 

hippotautamus

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^Good call. That guy really should have listened to the warning lol. I am editing that post to prevent further damage. As for the actual reason its smoking, its either a short circuit or some of the cathode ray tubes have burnt out.