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| marioxb:
So yeah, I really don't want to (or know how to) remove the monitor if I don't absolutely have to. Any experience with this? How much more work would I be making for myself? I don't have any place to put the monitor (25" Zenith, I believe from a Dragon's Lair II) except on the bare cement garage floor if I did remove it. I also don't want to remove the wiring and have to figure out how to get it all back in the right place. |
| Bimmy:
I used to be intimidated about removing the circulatory system, but when you think about it, there isn't much to it. You can take out the whole thing without disconnecting a lot of stuff. Use a sharpie and mark the molex connectors if you do need to disconnect stuff. As for the monitor, if you're using a roller to paint, there shouldn't be much trouble if you're careful. Just mask off the monitor and chassis real nice and you should be fine. |
| PL1:
It shouldn't be that difficult to remove the monitor -- use some masking tape to make a flag on the cable, write a code on the flag, and take a picture before you unplug the cable so you can easily reassemble it. If you don't want to remove the monitor and don't mind that you may not be able to paint some parts of the cab, consider using heavy garbage bags/plastic sheeting and tape to make two layers of cover. Paint/sand Use shop vac to clean dust Remove first layer Shop vac again to catch any remaining dust/particles Remove second layer Scott |
| marioxb:
OK, I guess I will give it a try. So far I have the back off of the cab, the control panel, the marquee and monitor bezel. I'm just kinda afraid of touching the wrong part of the monitor and exploding or something. |
| PL1:
As long as you have read this post from the monitor FAQ and remain attentive to what you are doing, you'll be fine. ;D If you ever do need to discharge the monitor (to replace capacitors), read this post and view the PowerPoint slideshow here. Scott EDIT: Reworded and updated links for greater clarity. Thanks for catching my poorly worded/possibly misleading advice, Paige. :cheers: |
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