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Opening a LG 700E "Studioworks" computer monitor - how?

Hello, I have a problem with my LG 700E "Studioworks" monitor. Could someone tell me how-to open it up. It has a plastic faceplate with buttons at the front of the monitor (the portion that faces me when 'm sitting in front of the monitor). It also has a big plastic body (rear part). There is a small metal base, with a swivel.

I turned it over on it's top. It has a metal baseplate into which the swivel fits. I removed that and looked around for screws. All i noticed were two horizontal grooves running into the faceplate of the monitor BUT they had no screws. I also noticed two tiny plastic lever like things holding the faceplate onto the rest of the body. I bet that if i depressed the levers and tugged on the face plate, it would slip off and I'd have access to the front-part (viewing area) of the CRT.

Is this the way to proceed? What should i do next, to get the plastic rear off.

I know how dangerous it is and i propose to wear a full sleeve cotton shirt, with a full sleeve jacket on top of that, and then wear surgical rubber gloves. I will also insulate part of my screw-driver (part of the metal rod near the handle) and wear shoes. I just want to look at all the parts and identify what's what. I don't propose to fix ANYTHING.

I had posted to this NG earlier explaining my problem, but i guess it's much too vague, and it didn't receive a reply. Anyway, i have repeated it below for completeness :p

---------------------- Hello, my LG 700E computer monitor has developed a intermittent problem of sorts. The brightness and contrast are at 0, but my desktop and browser are visible through a even and bright white haze that covers the whole screen. Sometimes there is no haze and it works normally and sometimes there is a flickr of lines, horizontal dark lines on my screen that move apart [in the vertical direction] and converge [and diverge] creating a flickr.

I thought it might be a problem with the power, so i used a analog multimeter to check, and the voltage was normal. It's also connected through my UPS so i should not be seeing voltage fluctuation.

Could someone suggest possible problems and if it is serious or minor? Repair guys take you for a ride where i live, so i wanted a hint as to possible problems and what might be damaged.

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There's a lot of exposure to dust.

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zorgdroid wrote in news:2c35e926-6a2f-4ec7-98b1- snipped-for-privacy@i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

I doubt that you truly appreciate the full danger. There are voltages in there that will 'reach out and grab you', right through those gloves and cotton sleeves.

Even those who DO appreciate the dangers get killed.

Not nearly thick enough to protect against the HV you might encounter.

Rubber or plastic soled shoes WITHOUT nails in the heels!!!

Keep one hand in your pocket at all times, to avoid providing a current path across your heart.

Remember, some of the capacitors can hold a charge for many days.

There is a long thread somewhere about 'monitor too bright' and various ways to fix the problem. Try googling for dell sony monitor 'too bright'

Running the built in software's color calibration procedure is one fix and reducing a particular resistor's value is another.

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Hello, thank you for the helpful advice. I was planning to wear sneakers - not sure what it's dielectric strength is but i assumed it would suffice - not a good idea, making such assumptions :p The hand in the pocket I don't completely follow - you are worried that my right hand might provide a entry point and that my left might provide the exit, thus channeling current across my body and through the heart? I shall bear that in mind and I did read about how dangerous this is on Mr. Goldwasser's web-site. I'll try the software fix you suggested but I'm not optimistic because of the flickr involved. I think i might have found the Google string links:

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