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Author Topic: how hard is it too take a monitor out???  (Read 1306 times)

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robot8319

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how hard is it too take a monitor out???
« on: November 01, 2006, 09:55:01 pm »
hey guys i got another cab from a local person and he said i could have it because the monitor is bad an needs replacing..

i was thinking i would yank the monitor out and toss it beside the road..

i know nothing about monitors and want to know if there i a risk involved..i am not replacing anythingh or open the sucked or nothing like just a quick removal and thats it and nothing more..

please precise as possible on what i have to do..

thanks

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Re: how hard is it too take a monitor out???
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2006, 11:12:25 pm »
I have now done this twice.

It's easy

If you are careful really all you need to do is
Disconnect from power supply
Undo the 4 retaining screws around the monitor
undo any mounting screws connecting the chassis to the cab
Undo any wires from the chassis to the cab or Jamma

Since you are throwing it away, then i would just yank the monitor out the top.... the chassis will dangle but who cares.

It is safe to touch the glass and the mounting brackets of the monitor.


If you really want to be super safe then there are many posts here about discharging a monitor.

The Kiss approach  (Keep it simple stupid) is to wrap a wire around the shaft of a long screwdriver (metal bit of screwdriver in contact with metal bit of wire.


attatch the other end of the wire to an earth point on the monitor or chassis. Basically there will be a braided wire in a criss cross around the back of the monitor from each corner---------- this is earth


Put on your miss's rubber gloves - what the hay its only to look nice

Wear rubber soled shoes

stick the screwdriver (hold only the plastic) up under the rubber boot that surrounds the biggest thickest wire that plugs into the side of the back of the monitor.

If you are lucky you will hear a sound.............. If you do wait 10 minutes and do it again.
If you dont hear a sound wait 10 minutes and do it again


Monitor should be discharged.  Lick it to be sure (go on i dares you)


wack in a PC monitor and voila 
If it ain't broke give it to me...i'll soon fix that

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Re: how hard is it too take a monitor out???
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2006, 01:05:27 am »
You DO NOT need to discharge a monitor to remove it from a cabinet!

And please list the monitor @ "Free Items" in Buy/Sell/Trade if you're getting rid of it, someone will take it of your hands.

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Re: how hard is it too take a monitor out???
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 04:39:37 pm »
You DO NOT need to discharge a monitor to remove it from a cabinet!

No, not technically, but there are arguments for making him do it just so he learns enough not to fry himself accidentally.