wet monitor

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Limp Gawd
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Quick question.

leaky roof + 19inch CRT

will it ever be the same?

currently drying under a fan before testing.

Thanks

Aaron
 
I would let is sit for quite a while to make sure it's dry. It should be okay though.
 
quite a while means like at least a week i believe, perhaps?
 
Yeah I would definatly let it sit in a dry location for a couple days at least.

Did it get wet while it was on? if it was off you have a pretty good chance.
 
If you can, see if you can give the circuit board a wipedown, because its not hte water that conducts electricity, its the minerals in it. If there are minerals left behind after evaporation, it might bridge two parts.

Hope it works
 
i left my moniter over night in my car after a lan party. In the morning it was covered in dew. I plugged it in and it went snap crackle pop. I quickly unplugged it and let it sit for a couple days and it works fine after that, but I used it as an excuse to upgrade to a 19in moniter :p
 
Originally posted by d03boy
If you can, see if you can give the circuit board a wipedown, because its not hte water that conducts electricity, its the minerals in it. If there are minerals left behind after evaporation, it might bridge two parts.

Hope it works
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But for goodness sake be careful poking around inside a CRT...There are some capacitors and such in there that store a charge long after being unplugged, and can give quite the nasty shock.
 
Let it dry for a few days, it should be fine. 5-7 days minimum.
 
we put it under a fan for about 24 hours, after that we fired it up and its OK!!!!

Thanks guys

-Aaron
 
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