Re: Weird problem with Samsung 950p monitor; LG or Niewsonic: which?

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From: Yugo
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:21

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Jasen Betts wrote:

> After uplugging the mains there's dangeros voltages stored in two main places
> inside the picture tube, and in the reservoir capacitors,  these charges
> need to be avoided or dissipated.

How do you "dissipate" them? I would have thought it would ne better not 
to unplug the monitor, so that it remains groundes, just turn the monitor off.

> If the fault is aging capacitors (and not a dodggy joint), it's a more
> involved task... Don't ask you friend to fix it for you. (he probably 
> gets that line from too may others already) but he be able to give you
> some pointers, (and can probably tell your skill level better than I).

 From what I see now, it seems I'll buy a new LCD and keep the CRT in a 
corner hoping that Gawd will send me the messiah. After a year or two with 
no messiah in sight, I'll throw it away.

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Subject: Re: Weird problem with Samsung 950p monitor; LG or Niewsonic: which?
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