Going blind

[hiredgoonz]

Ever wish you didn't find something out? A really knowledgeable friend of mine mentioned that the focus adjustment screws for some monitors can be reached through the case with a small screwdriver and a flashlight...

So, I've probably spent 2 hours today adjusting the focus on two 21" monitors I bought used. Not that they looked bad to begin with...but now they're perfect. Nice monitors...both Trinitrons, one's an IBM, the other a Dell, but they have the same tube...

So, if my eyes ever recover, I'll be able to enjoy them...

[Eutychus]

The only thing worse than finding something out like that is to think to yourself, "I wonder what that does." THEN, you try it to find out...
:eek:

[Paleo Pete]

Just one more of the reasons I always advise people to NOT open the monitor...with many those adjustments are inside...not difficult to deal with, but very risky, and by the time you finish, your eyes are so blurry from trying to look at it leaned over the thing and 6" away you can't really tell if it's focused or not...a mirror really comes in handy...sure makes a monitor look sharp though, doesn't it?

Ok now you've done it...I'm going to have to check this one... :D

[hiredgoonz]

I'm obsessed now...I just tweaked my left hand monitor for the final time...

Now both of mine are perfect and I did the monitor my daughter uses...I need to be stopped :D

I was never against used monitors before (I certainly couldn't afford NEW 21" monitors) but now I'm even more open to it, knowing enough about adjusting them to make me dangerous...

But I still totally agree with Pete about not fiddling around with the insides of a monitor, since it can KILL you...

I wouldn't even have tried this if the guy who told me about it weren't a HIGHLY skilled technician who told me exactly where the controls were and how to do it properly...

Unless you know what you're doing, it's not a real good idea to stick a screwdriver inside a monitor...

[mjc]

hehe

[Steve]

Hey HG,

Having worked for a major bowling company, (have you ever seen all the monitors in a bowling center?) I've been in quite a few. Here's a little advice. There are little PLASTIC adjustment tools for the adjustments you're talking about. Much safer....;)

[hiredgoonz]

Well, where's the fun in that? ;)

I don't think a plastic tool would be strong enough to force through the plastic grating and then angle properly to get the screws, at least for my monitors, although that would be much safer, haha...

[Steve]

Hard plastic with a metal core...but then again, I've had all the fun, inside a monitor, that my body can stand....:rolleyes:

[Paul Komski]

Ever see the "bull's eye" mirrors on cartoons of doctors (or real ones come to that)! :D

Well an old CD can be used in a similar way. Have a real good light source on one side and reflect that light into the hole you are operating through and then you look through the hole in the middle. That way you look right down the beam of light, without it blinding you in the process!! :cool:

[Fruss Tray Ted]

Hmm, Think I'll try two...

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