[cybernomad]

Hi,

I have an LG Flatron E700SH monitor. Its around three years old. I live in a dust-ridden area. The monitor has a lot of holes for ventilation and during the last three years, a lot of dust has accumulated inside it. And I mean it, a lot(caps) really.i've seen it through the holes with a flashlight.

Is cleaning a monitor from the inside advisable. it says in the manual that its not. what do the esteemed members of techguy think bout this?

Plz give me tips for this clean-up or point to relevant sites.(I searched google for "clean monitor inside" and it gave me results such as one for a dog screensaver where a dog cleans your monitor screen from the inside by licking it )

Thanx for reading this and thanx again if u r willing to help.

[Gnomad]

There are very high voltages present in the capacitors of CRT monitors that can kill you in a millisecond. The only thing I would attempt is to take a shop vac and blow air inside and then reverse it and suck up as much as possible. Obviously the CRT should be unplugged and cooled off first.

[Rich-M]

I second that there is enough voltage inside the crt monitor to kill you, leave it alone other than for whatever you can suck out without removing the casing.

[cybernomad]

Boy oh Boy,

Phew...Was that close to being electrocuted...milliseconds...my god .
its a revelation...this box sitting in front of me could be a killer..and I was feeling sorry for it for having dust in it . Well, one thing's for sure, this wanker's gonna cough till death with dust in it, before it lets me feel sorry for it again.

Now I understand why there are no screws outside the monitor. so that screw-happy onez like me can stay alive.

This one should be made a sticky in a monitor forum or something.

Thanks guys for saving a life.

PS: sorry E700SH, killer apart you display great pixels.

[cybernomad]

Now I also know y google didnt give any results. evryone knew except me. he he.

[Rich-M]

Glad always to save a life!!!

[Masta Squidge]

Now... I have had a CRT taken apart many a time. In any electronic device there is this risk and knowing how to avoid it is the key.

Not to mention you can discharge the entire thing if you know how. 99% of the time this would only be done for repairs with the proper tools. If you can get an air compressor you can blow a good part of the dust out.

[cybernomad]

thts the prob...i dnt hav access to a blower or compressor.