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Is it DANGEROUS to take a monitor apart?

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WarDemon666

Platinum Member
imagine a mouse humping another mouse

"squeak, squeak"

thats the sound it makes...


dangerous to take apart?

anyone know what may be wrong?

Thanks

EDIT:

OH!!!!!

when it broke, when id give it a GOOD hit it would start WORKING again.

forgot to mention this!

TECHNICALLY, somethings loose and that is all, right?
 
Nah, it's fine. Open it. It's best if you leave it plugged in and on when you open it though, easier to diagnose the problem.

Look into it and check back with us.
 
nah but be SURE to hold a entirely metal screw driver against some part of the inside! 🙂

😛
 
if you attempt this, there is a good chance you won't tell us how it went in this thread, cause you'll be dead

good luck on that




p.s. just buy a new monitor
 
if you are worried about getting shocked, just unplug it, and leave it sit for a few days, they capacitators will ear out by then, thats what I did when I went to fix my Power Supply
 
Originally posted by: WarDemon666
are you serious its that bad? 😱
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if you're talking about conventional CRT, then yes, it's dangerous. there high voltage that runs in them. If you left it off for a week, it should probably be ok to work on.
 
Originally posted by: digitalsnare
if you are worried about getting shocked, just unplug it, and leave it sit for a few days, they capacitators will ear out by then, thats what I did when I went to fix my Power Supply
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it takes more time then a few days for capacitators to die usually, imo... im just worried of the tube busting up and damaging my beautiful face!

I can take a shock 😉
 
Originally posted by: rickn
Originally posted by: WarDemon666
are you serious its that bad? 😱
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if you're talking about conventional CRT, then yes, it's dangerous. there high voltage that runs in them. If you left it off for a week, it should probably be ok to work on.
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Yup, old TVM low radiation color monitor. 17 incher...

Sad thing is that it was downstairs in my basement for like, a year, unplugged, and i went and plugged it in to see if it worked 🙁
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
If you have to come asking here, then this isn't for you to mess with. Not much you can do anyway. That's all the excuse I'd need to upgrade to a better unit. Set that one aside for testing purposes or something.
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I have to fix this, i have no money for a new one, im going to but a new computer soon 😀
 
Leave it be, I worked with a guy who tried to work on a monitor. He took a pretty bad shock, and we had to call an ambulace. Spent 2 days in the hospital hooked up to all sorts of monitoring equipment. Doctor was afraid that the jolt he received had damaged his heart or his brain.
 
Originally posted by: Ulfwald
Leave it be, I worked with a guy who tried to work on a monitor. He took a pretty bad shock, and we had to call an ambulace. Spent 2 days in the hospital hooked up to all sorts of monitoring equipment. Doctor was afraid that the jolt he received had damaged his heart or his brain.
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apparently his brain was damaged before the incident.
 
if you are unfamiliar with cathode ray tube displays i would highly recommend you not muck with it.

There is serious voltage in there and can be stored for a long time.

At the very least put one hand behind your back so it doesn't pass through your heart and stop it.
 
What if i dont pysically touch the contacts anywhere? or what if i wear some thick rubber gloves? 😉 😉 I know a lot about electronics, I fixed a couple of power supplies, made an IR receiver (ok ok that was easy.. ) and stuff like that..

edit: i just wanna get in there and see if theres anything that got burnt through (on my last powersupply the main connector went right through the pcb board.. might check everythign with the multimeter.. hmmm...


tempting!
 
"I have to fix this..."

Besides being somewhat dangerous, there's probably nothing you can do anyway, and replacement parts would cost as much as a new monitor.
 
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