On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:14:19 -0700, Dave Hardenbrook
<daveh47SPAMGOHOME@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I was working with very tiny screws in a external hard drive enclosure,
>and without going into the embarassment of HOW, I lost one of the screws
>through the vents in the back of a CRT monitor. After much screaming
>and swearing, I have accepted that the screw is lost unless I take to a
>monitor tech, but should I not use the monitor, knowing there's a
>foreign screw in there that could potentially short something out?
>
>Dave
I wouldn't use it, but then again, that is only my opinion.
I've seen people turn on and continue to use TVs that have fallen off
of wall mounts. These TVs have smashed corners and the color is
something from a scifi movie, but they use them.
I have a degree in electronics and while getting that degree, some of
the other students and I did a lot of dumb things with high voltages.
I know what happens when things get shorted and don't want to be
around when the sparks start flying.
The funniest was hooking 50 VAC to the braces of a fellow student. He
did volunteer for the experiment. His head vibrated! :)
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