What's the wire for around the front of the screen?

[SadGamerGeek]

I recently purchased a 21" CRT monitor on eBay for a good price, and I'm hoping to eventually use it for a cabinet I'm soon to build. It is an Eizo 21" - model Fexscan F77. I thought I might use it without the cover, so I removed the cover to see what it looked like "naked". I notice there is a wire that is attached to the inside of the front cover that connects to a two PCB type strips at the top and bottom of the screen. The wire does not terminate on anything. Maybe these pictures will make things clearer:




Does anyone know what these are for (degaussing?), and if removing them (by not using the front of the case) is likely to cause problems.

I hope this question isn't too stupid - my knowledge of monitors is extremely limited!

Cheers,

Richard

[dabone]

Closer pics would help.

And are there any componets on the other sides of the boards?



Later,
dabone

[SadGamerGeek]

I'll try to take some closer pics in soon, but there's not a lot to see. Nothing is connected to the other side of the PCB - it is completly blank.

Cheers,

Richard

[SirPeale]

Def. not degauss.  Is there anything on the PCB?  LEDs, perhaps a microphone?

[dabone]

Maybe something to discharge the static from the screen on power on?

(Can't see why they would waste that much fiberglass for a led or mic board..)



Later,
dabone

[SadGamerGeek]

There's absolutely nothing connected to the PCB - weird isn't it?

[mmmPeanutButter]

Check out this post.

The concensus was RF shield.

[SadGamerGeek]

mmmPeanutButter  - excellent! Thanks very much for digging that post out. It looks very similar to what I have, so I'm sure it must be the same thing.

Cheers,

Richard