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Misc Topics... yada yada => Computers / Computer Related => Topic started by: LizStreithorst on February 05, 2020, 01:41:58 PM

Title: Monitor problem I
Post by: LizStreithorst on February 05, 2020, 01:41:58 PM
If my puppies chew the cord from the monitor to the transformer and I splice the two wires the wrong wires backwards will it kill the transformer?
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: waterboy on February 05, 2020, 02:02:01 PM
If they are different colored wires you should splice them color to color.    If they are the same color, look for one of them with a white stripe or a different shaped insulation. If they are the same color and you can't find any difference between them it probably doesn't make any difference.
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: Mugwump on February 05, 2020, 02:39:20 PM
...you might want to order a spare.... huh
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: waterboy on February 05, 2020, 03:19:57 PM
If the puppies ate the monitor cord and she doesn't have a monitor, how does she read the responses? LOL
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: LizStreithorst on February 05, 2020, 03:51:45 PM
I spliced the wrong wires together the first time.  When I did it right it still didn't work.  Did I kill it?
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: Mugwump on February 05, 2020, 04:44:56 PM
Quote from: waterboy on February 05, 2020, 03:19:57 PM
If the puppies ate the monitor cord and she doesn't have a monitor, how does she read the responses? LOL

...phone..different rig...lap top backup.....smoke signals.... huh
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: Ron Sower on February 05, 2020, 10:12:59 PM
Quote from: Mugwump on February 05, 2020, 04:44:56 PM
Quote from: waterboy on February 05, 2020, 03:19:57 PM
If the puppies ate the monitor cord and she doesn't have a monitor, how does she read the responses? LOL

...phone..different rig...lap top backup.....smoke signals.... huh
...you forgot messenger pigeon!...
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: waterboy on February 05, 2020, 11:05:09 PM
Quote from: LizStreithorst on February 05, 2020, 03:51:45 PM
I spliced the wrong wires together the first time.  When I did it right it still didn't work.  Did I kill it?

Could very well be.  Are you sure there isn't more than one break?  Be sure to splice the metal wires and not just the insulation.
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: LizStreithorst on February 06, 2020, 04:41:05 AM
I checked the cord and I know enough not to splice the insulation.  Is is it just the cord with what I guess is a transformer I killed or the monitor as well?
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: LizStreithorst on February 06, 2020, 05:58:17 AM
Never mind.  I spliced it backwards a second time.  With glasses and an LED flashlight and poof...fixed.
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: Mugwump on February 06, 2020, 07:41:02 AM
Quote from: LizStreithorst on February 06, 2020, 05:58:17 AM
Never mind.  I spliced it backwards a second time.  With glasses and an LED flashlight and poof...fixed.

.... |^|
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: BallAquatics on February 06, 2020, 08:36:25 AM
Quote from: LizStreithorst on February 06, 2020, 05:58:17 AM
Never mind.  I spliced it backwards a second time.  With glasses and an LED flashlight and poof...fixed.

Way to go Liz.  You're an amazing lady!

Dennis
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: LizStreithorst on February 06, 2020, 08:50:09 AM
If I were amazing I wouldn't have screwed it up the first time.  One of the wires has tiny white writing on it that I mistook for the broken white line on the other. Stupid.  Thanks for thinking so, though
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: waterboy on February 06, 2020, 09:38:21 AM
My hero. |^| |^|
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: Mugwump on February 06, 2020, 09:41:22 AM
Quote from: waterboy on February 06, 2020, 09:38:21 AM
My hero.http://www.mugwump-fish-world.com/Smileys/akyhne/thumbs_up.gifhttp://www.mugwump-fish-world.com/Smileys/akyhne/thumbs_up.gif

...404 not found?

...you mean  |^| ?   
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: waterboy on February 06, 2020, 09:43:58 AM
Yeah, how do you do that. I dragged that emoji and dropped it in the message and all that i got was a link.  Must be my computer.
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: Mugwump on February 06, 2020, 09:47:53 AM
...just click it....it'll drop into your post....no need to copy :) |^| :)
Title: Re: Monitor problem I
Post by: waterboy on February 06, 2020, 09:54:24 AM
OK got it. |^| |^| |^|