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Tue 24 Feb, 2004 07:02 pm
Hi, This is my first post here. My son has been telling me what a great resource this forum is. Here's my problem. My dang cat chewed on my "graphics-card-to-monitor" cable and now my monitor gets no video signal. It does power on. How do I replace this cable. It is hard wired into the back of the case. Any tips on how to fix this? Are there any safety hazards I should worry about like residual electricity?
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Spring
Are you talking about the back of the monitor case? If so and it's a CRT monitor then there is likely to be stored charge.
Wecome to a2k, spring!
I'd say get a new cable, shouldn't be a biggie if it's external. I don't think your cat would get in to the box, hehe... BTW, if the cat survived chewing thru the cable, you shouldn't have any probs with residual energy.
I'd be careful about that. The cable sends signals TO the monitor. But if you're going to take the back off the monitor, you'll be exposed to components that don't link to the cable.
Wilso's right. If you take the cover off of that monitor there is likely to be 40,000 volts stored in the flyback circuits. It'll only zap you for a second or two but it'll hurt like hell. That power gets there through the electrical cord (not the signal line)
That can be safely discharged of course but you are best off having monitor repairs done by a pro. It may not be worth doing at all though. Figure $15-$20 for the cable and $50 to have it put in. You can but a brand new 17" monitor nowadays for under $100. and a used one for $25 or less.
Ok, warnings noted. We did take the casing off the monitor. Looks like the cable has a ground wire connected to a metal brace of some sort and an Ide type plug that looks like it could be removed. Is this type plug typical or would it be manufacturer specific?
Big Dice, not sure which cat chewed the cable but all are well and none have singed hair on their faces!
Fishin', Right now an extra hundred bucks is hard to come by, if you know what I mean, :wink: so if I can fix this one I really need to. I really like it and it's not that old. Out of warranty though. I don't think cat chewing on cord would qualify anyway.
Spring
The cable connector will be manufacturer specific. Check your local dump and see if someone has thrown one away lately or post an ad on a "swap shop" board local to you and see if someone has another monitor (same model) they want to unload!
btw, Welcome aboard Spring! I was dreaming of you earlier but umm.. somehow I expected you to be bringing warm rain and some flower blossoms. Can ya work on those when you get a chance??
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