Brought this monitor down from the attic which had been sat there for 5-6 months. It worked fine before I put it up there.
Now it's quite cold here, say 0-4 degrees. I let the monitor sit in a warm room for about 12 hours to make sure it had dried out a bit because I hear you gotta be careful with dampness and CRT's
turned it on, made quiet sizzling sounds, nothing on the screen. then 3 seconds later as I was about to turn it off a faint vertical red rectangle glowed on screen - then it disappeared and a small puff of smoke came out the top and I was like woah woah woah woah! turned it off in a flash!
Too scared to try turning it on again, I'll wait till tomorrow? What do you think has happened?
It was deffo smoke not steam! (I could tell from the smell, familiar burnt plastic smell) I wondered if maybe the flyback (whatever it's called) suction cup has frazzled? Might have to take it apart but these things can cause instant death!
