Is it DANGEROUS to take a monitor apart?

[WarDemon666]

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?

 

[etalns]

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.

 

[Chaotic42]

Yes. Capacitors hold their charge for quite a while. You could fry yourself pretty badly.

 

[WarDemon666]

what if i try putting it on when the power cable is unplugged? wouldnt it drain them?

 

[Demo24]

nah but be SURE to hold a entirely metal screw driver against some part of the inside!

 

[rickn]

enough to kill ya

 

[Kelvrick]

I'm sorry. If you do it, i'm going to have to add you to the list.

 

[FoBoT]

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

 

[Ticks]

Just buy a new one, don't play that game dude

 

[WarDemon666]

are you serious its that bad?

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: WarDemon666
are you serious its that bad?

Be our guest and try it.

 

[Juice Box]

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

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: WarDemon666
are you serious its that bad?

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.

 

[WarDemon666]

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

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

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: rickn

Originally posted by: WarDemon666
are you serious its that bad?

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.

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

 

[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.

 

[WarDemon666]

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.

I have to fix this, i have no money for a new one, im going to but a new computer soon

 

[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.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Do it! I've got to give this shiny new Darwin award to someone.

 

[Yossarian]

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.

apparently his brain was damaged before the incident.

 

[WarDemon666]

aww you guys are making me change my mind!!!!

I didnt think it was this dangerous!

 

[spidey07]

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.

 

[WarDemon666]

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!

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: spidey07
At the very least put one hand behind your back so it doesn't pass through your heart and stop it.

that doesnt work does it? lol

 

[Ornery]

"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.