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Dodgy CRT monitor.

  • 26-02-2007 09:41PM
    #1
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭
    Master of the Universe


    My college was replacing their CRTs with LCDs so I managed to get my hands on a 21 inch they were getting rid of. Great I thought. I'm running multiple monitors and was getting sick of my secondary being a tiny 15 inch.

    It was flickering and degaussing now and again to begin with. Not too often. For the last week it hasn't done that at all. I thought it had somehow sorted itself out.

    Went to turn it on this morning. It started with a normal picture, but then it zoomed in really quickly and blacked out to nothing.
    This happens within about 2 seconds.

    Seems the monitor was being thrown out for good reason.
    Problem is, I've now discovered the joys of using a huge screen. I'm back to a 17 inch at the moment.

    Anyway, just wondering. As I have no money for a replacement CRT or LCD of similar size, does anyone know if this kind of a problem could be fixable? Say in Power City or somewhere like that? Or is it time to simply smash it up with a hammer in frustration?


Comments

  • #2
    hopeful
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭hopeful


    I think it is...as was famous in the 80's...Hammer Time! :D


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 98,142 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    No hammers on the monitor, an implosion still means about 1/4 of the glass goes out towards your face ( not counting the stuff that bounce back ) The pressure is about one stone per square inch so lots of energy there.
    Also the phosphor coating on the tube is toxic and the tube may still have a residual charge of 36,000 Volts


  • #4
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,706 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    No hammers on the monitor, an implosion still means about 1/4 of the glass goes out towards your face ( not counting the stuff that bounce back ) The pressure is about one stone per square inch so lots of energy there.
    Also the phosphor coating on the tube is toxic and the tube may still have a residual charge of 36,000 Volts

    Thanks, but I wasn't actually going to smash it up with a hammer.... (Although I'm quite tempted)
    Off to the recycling plant I go. Who knows, I might be able to pick up a replacement. Maybe even one that works.


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