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17" Blue VGA monitor POPS.. LOUDLY!
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Virginia Beach
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anyone heard of this problem with the blue vgas from apple? i just got this one in from ebay and i think they screwed me...
it pops at times when i turn it on.. after its been off for a while.. loudly...what can i do to fix this? kick it?
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: NYC
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Nothing specific to this particular model of monitor, but popping is generally not a good sign with electronics. I would keep it unplugged until I could get it to a repair shop.
Is there any smoke? Do you smell any burnt plastic?
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nope. no smoke. very little heat comming off of it. no problems since, cept for a screen blank for a split second...maybe because it hadnt been used in a while?
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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might be the dust inside. How lound is the pop and how many pops are there?
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one big pop. and it flickers every now and then. like a blank screen for a second. then it comes back on. i think its on its last leg.eh?
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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I had it with my Graphite 17", it died 1 month later... 
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Moderator  Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Same thing happened to the monitor that came with my Beige G3. It started the popping thing and then one day got a HUGE pop and the monitor was no more.
That was the second monitor I'd purchased from Apple that died on me. I never purchased a CRT from them again.
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Columbus, OH
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That sounds like a leak in the high voltage circuit. Now you know why they were selling it.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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My Apple 17" CRT B&W is almost 5 years old, no pops (fingers crossed), but REMEMBER, NEVER OPEN THE MONITOR.
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