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Hawkmoon

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Uh, oh
« on: June 27, 2019, 06:20:40 PM »
My monitor is making little electronic buzzing noises. Not constant, just random little "zzzt" ... "zzt" .............. "zzzzzzzt" type noises. No flickering screen associated with the noises.

Should I be expecting that I'm soon to be buying a new monitor?
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2019, 07:34:05 PM »
You will know when to buy a new monitor when you turn yours on and it shocks you. >:D


I suspect something will happen .... but the when/what, I dunno. ?   ???
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2019, 07:35:29 PM »
Thanks for the encouraging words ...  [ar15]
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2019, 07:55:57 PM »
Not knowing a damn thing about monitor internals, my guess would be maybe.  Almost sounds like a higher voltage electrical switch or loose wire acting up.  Could go tomorrow or next year. 
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2019, 08:41:59 PM »
The NSA/KGB monitoring bug is malfunctioning, expect a late night, clandestine visit.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2019, 08:45:28 PM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on June 27, 2019, 08:41:59 PM
The NSA/KGB monitoring bug is malfunctioning, expect a late night, clandestine visit.


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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2019, 08:53:52 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on June 27, 2019, 08:45:28 PM
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2019, 10:50:48 PM »
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2019, 07:46:53 AM »
Probably dust causing mini-short circuits.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2019, 07:52:32 AM »
"My monitor is making little electronic buzzing noises."

Looks like you accidentally downloaded the bug zapper app for Windows 10.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2019, 08:54:55 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on June 28, 2019, 07:52:32 AM
"My monitor is making little electronic buzzing noises."

Looks like you accidentally downloaded the bug zapper app for Windows 10.

I thought only people under 30 could hear that?
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2019, 02:36:57 PM »
Thanks, Amy.  I was about to suggest a high-resistance intermittent short due to dust or a dead bug.  (Bug, as in insect.)  Canned air might be worth a try.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2019, 02:46:06 PM »
If the LCD panel is CCFL lit the CCFL inverter will often make that noise before going out. If the monitor has a built in power inverter the same thing applies.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2019, 02:52:18 PM »
Quote from: Ben on June 28, 2019, 08:54:55 AM
I thought only people under 30 could hear that?

No no no... It's the bug's screams as they fry that only people under 30 can hear.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2019, 02:54:00 PM »
Quote from: 230RN on June 28, 2019, 02:36:57 PM
Thanks, Mike.  I was about to suggest a high-resistance intermittent short due to dust or a dead bug.  (Bug, as in insect.)  Canned air might be worth a try.

Over the years I've seen a LOT of small, dead bugs in monitors and TVs.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2019, 03:04:17 PM »
Quote from: Amy Schumer on June 28, 2019, 07:46:53 AM
Probably dust causing mini-short circuits.

We used to call those "Daisy Dukes."

Are the performances on these circuits public or private?
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2019, 04:10:09 PM »
Quote from: Doggy Daddy on June 28, 2019, 03:04:17 PM
We used to call those "Daisy Dukes."

Are the performances on these circuits public or private?

Am I allowed to hijack my own thread?

Speaking of Daisy Duke, has anyone seen what Catherine Bach (Daisy) looks like today? Yikes!

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/29/article-2180616-1445255B000005DC-269_634x826.jpg
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« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2019, 06:37:00 PM »
Imagine if your sister became famous for decades 'n decades just for wearing panty-cut jeans in a TV show.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2019, 07:29:43 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on June 28, 2019, 04:10:09 PM
Am I allowed to hijack my own thread?

Speaking of Daisy Duke, has anyone seen what Catherine Bach (Daisy) looks like today? Yikes!

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/29/article-2180616-1445255B000005DC-269_634x826.jpg

Not bad for being 65 years old.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2019, 07:45:15 PM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on June 28, 2019, 04:10:09 PM
Speaking of Daisy Duke, has anyone seen what Catherine Bach (Daisy) looks like today? Yikes!

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/29/article-2180616-1445255B000005DC-269_634x826.jpg

Eh?  A little fleshy.
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Re: Uh, oh
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #21 on: June 28, 2019, 10:20:24 PM »
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #22 on: June 29, 2019, 10:10:29 AM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on June 28, 2019, 09:52:51 PM
"A little"?

She's 65?  She could have gone full Michael Jackson on plastic surgery to (attempt to ) maintain the youthful Daisy Duke look.

Age changes everyone.
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Re: Uh, oh
« Reply #23 on: June 29, 2019, 10:26:28 AM »
Quote from: lee n. field on June 29, 2019, 10:10:29 AM
She's 65?  She could have gone full Michael Jackson on plastic surgery to (attempt to ) maintain the youthful Daisy Duke look.

Age changes everyone.

She could also have eaten a bit less.

I understand that age tends to change our bodies. I weigh more now than I did when she was playing Daisy Duke. But I'm not in show business, and my legs were never insured for a million dollars.
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