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Old monitor is ticking, should I be worried?

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by SlickRCBD, May 14, 2023.

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    I just shut off my old Win98SE/XP computer while getting read for bed. I'd been playing an old game on it and hadn't bothered to transfer it to a newer computer. Afterwards I heard a faint ticking sound.
    I finally figured out it was coming from the monitor and pressing the power button on the front stopped it.
    Should I be worried about this? I never heard this before, and it is nearly a quarter century old.

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    I honestly can't recall what the model is called, and the thing not only weighs 45lbs, but the cords don't have a lot of give so pulling it out to see the model number on the back is would be a PITA, if it is necessary I can do so however. I just have to disconnect the VGA cable before I turn it around as it only has about 3-4" of slack. Trouble is the way the desk is set up with the monitor under a shelf, I have to lift with my back, not my knees. Otherwise it would be less of an issue.

    Note that this pic is a couple years old, but there isn't any significant difference that you could see in how things look now.
     
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    Hard to say, but I'm guessing that in that quarter century you've never opened it up to clean it out. Maybe take off the back and give it a good dusting and while you're at it see if there's anything that looks funny.
     
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    Be careful when you do open it up! Those old transistors can carry a lot of electricity and give you a nasty jolt if you touch them!

    I remember these ticking noises from old CRT monitors and as far as I know, it never seemed to be an issue. I always though it was due to the heat dissipating and the parts settling.
     
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    I've heard it make a static crackling noise after turning off the power bars and turning them on later if the lights are flickering during a thunderstorm (and ComEd used to be notorious for always losing power during t-storms until they completed a major infrastructure upgrade at the start of the 21st century, but that wasn't finished until a year or two after getting the monitor. Things have improved GREATLY since the '80s or '90s with power outages, but ComEd's poor reputation still lingers. Then again, they do do stuff like bribery), but it's odd I've never heard the ticking noise in 23 years.
    It made the same static noise when I turned it on with the power button this evening.
    I've never actually opened it up, but I have blown out the vents about every 3-5 years. I'm not even sure how to open it, I don't see any screws or other access panels from the visible sides (see the above pic). They would have to be on the bottom or the back.
     
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