Is it DANGEROUS to take a monitor apart?

[WarDemon666]

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/...display;threadid=14906

seems interesting!

 

[SpunkyJones]

Its not worth it. Either buy a new one, or do without.

 

[flot]

Yeah, seriously, it's really not worth it. Of all the random crap I've ever rescued and fixed in my life, I've never gotten a monitor to work. In fact, I've never even had a monitor/TV that has been fixed by a repair shop manage to work longer than a few months.

A used 17" CRT is just not worth it. That's worth $35 at a computer show. Go buy one.

 

[WarDemon666]

grr this sux0rz! heheh

check this:

http://www.arcadegames.net/sightsound/discharge.ppt

with this i wont get hurt!!!

 

[WarDemon666]

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

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: 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

Actually it is one of the first rules of working on CRTs, AFAIK.

 

[futuristicmonkey]

Does that also mean that cleaning out power supplies is dangerous?

 

[dmurray14]

Guys, quit being assholes. Bet you'd feel pretty stupid if the poor kid died after you sarcastically encouraged him to go fvck with a CRT monitor.

To that kid - don't do it. There is a very high chance you will hit something you don't want to hit, and get fried. It's just not worth it.

Dan

 

[bleuiko]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: 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

Actually it is one of the first rules of working on CRTs, AFAIK.

It will work to an extend... the electricity will find the shortest way to ground. Unless of course, you were unlucky enough to have the opposite foot grounded...

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: dmurray14
Guys, quit being assholes. Bet you'd feel pretty stupid if the poor kid died after you sarcastically encouraged him to go fvck with a CRT monitor.

To that kid - don't do it. There is a very high chance you will hit something you don't want to hit, and get fried. It's just not worth it.

Dan

im 19

but thanks.

 

[Wag]

Don't do it. Take an electronics class and you'll learn why. Electronics 101 is very helpful in teaching basic safety. Amazing how many little things can injure you.

 

[WarDemon666]

Originally posted by: Wag
Don't do it. Take an electronics class and you'll learn why. Electronics 101 is very helpful in teaching basic safety. Amazing how many little things can injure you.

but but, all my screwdrivers and multimeters are out! and its just sitting here, vulnerable, waiting for me to undress it!!

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: WarDemon666

Originally posted by: dmurray14
Guys, quit being assholes. Bet you'd feel pretty stupid if the poor kid died after you sarcastically encouraged him to go fvck with a CRT monitor.

To that kid - don't do it. There is a very high chance you will hit something you don't want to hit, and get fried. It's just not worth it.

Dan

im 19

but thanks.

well if you want to live to see 20, then take his advice

 

[hollowman]

wuss.

 

[WarDemon666]

haha ok I made up my mind. screw this. going to rob a bank and get a 19" lcd or something



thanks for all your help, and good night!

 

[simms]

Acutally, I opened up my PSU quite a few times to do a fan mod. Everything worked fine..

Simon

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Yes. Capacitors hold their charge for quite a while. You could fry yourself pretty badly.

yes, seriously, don't try this. you may think you can take a shock, but trust me, you can't take a shock like that. people get dead doing this.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: simms
Acutally, I opened up my PSU quite a few times to do a fan mod. Everything worked fine..

Simon

yeah but at least you can drain a PSU pretty easier by just unplugging it because the motherboard continues to draw current until the caps run out (LEDs on the board will continue for 5 seconds or so after you unplug). even then it's not the greatest idea in the world.

 

[SeaSerpent]

No, I just like to call it "the thinning of the herd"

 

[Stark]

i used to fix apple imacs. replacing the monitors always scared the crap out of me because the tube had to be discharged first. we did it by sticking a screwdriver with a groundwire into the tube. serious pucker factor.

needless to say, i wouldn't muck about with it if you didn't know exactly what you were doing.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick
I'm sorry. If you do it, i'm going to have to add you to the list.

hahaha I love that list. THe guy who gets owned on the car accident.

 

[OffTopic1]

Sound like you have a bad or broken capacitor. If it is sound like discharging or arcing, you then have misaligned, crack corona wire, or crack fly back cable.

It is safe to repair your own monitor, but you have to be carefull around the capacitor & flyback cable that can give you a good zap.

Open the monitor, plug it in and turn it on while listen for the sound & look to see what & where the trouble come from. Also, look for signs such as a break/burn mark on the PCB, pop cap/s, or lose wire/s. Check the fuse if your monitor have one, and check the power supply with a meter.

Good luck!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: WarDemon666
when it broke, when id give it a GOOD hit it would start WORKING again.

Keep doing this until that stops working

 

[TreyRandom]

I'm glad that you decided to take the advice to not attempt to repair your monitor. It's incredibly dangerous. Sure, you *might* not die... but how much is your life worth? Certainly more than a $35 monitor. :thumbsup:

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
Yes. Capacitors hold their charge for quite a while. You could fry yourself pretty badly.

Yes...very dangerous. Let it sit for 2-3 hours before you tinker with it.