LCD/Thin panel Owners...how thick is yours?

[nan0_man]

Forget the bases, (which, incidentally...Do all belong to us!).
How thick is your LCD at its thickest part? Please include the Make and model.

This isn't a random Question, I have a cunning plan for a mod.

Thanks in advance.

[dorimon81]

My NEC 1512 is no more than 2 inches think. It's a nice screen and it's pretty cheap too.

[rogerdugans]

My generic "el cheapo" 15 inch used to be about 2 1/2 or 3 inches thick or so at the thickest point....
Now it's about 1 1/4".

Pulled it all apart and used just the panel and the converter in a highly modded system. :)
Most of the display is about 1/2" thick, but the siganl converter is mounted low on the back side and adds about 3/4" or so.
Power supply (often mounted in the upright or base) has been left out as the unit uses 12 volts and has pretty low current draw: now it has a standard molex. ;)

[nan0_man]

are there similar electrical shock risks with an LCD as with taking a monitor apart? Mr Dugans: got a pic of the butchered LCD? and how exactly did you do away with the power supply. sounds like it would work for my mod also.

thanks for the replies so far...keep 'em commin.

[Agent_Mull]

I wouldnt think that there would be the same shock risks. I dont think it uses any large capacators or anything.

[plague]

Originally posted by Agent_Mull
I wouldnt think that there would be the same shock risks. I dont think it uses any large capacators or anything.

Agreed.. As far as I understand it, a CRT uses a large voltage difference in the tube to create a powerful electric field and accelerate the electrons through it. This is why there are high voltage capacitors. An LCD doesn't need to accelerate any electrons at high speeds, so there "shouldn't" be any dangerous voltages in there (although I'm not 100% sure about this).

[NovaShine]

Just to be safe, you could unplug it for a week or so before starting work on it.

[Mark620]

The only place there is any high voltage in a LCD is in the light (CCFL) and the circuit will not hold a charge for long.

[simpleman]

LCD monitors use DC voltage, instead of the AC like CRT monitors
so the shock risk is low, my LCD uses 12 VDC
it's a KDS rad5 and is no more than 2" thick at any point

[tom10167]

The worst that could even potentially happen is you'd get a bad shock, might hurt your arm a bit, but that's it. Assuming we're on DC12v.

[rogerdugans]

Originally posted by nan0_man
are there similar electrical shock risks with an LCD as with taking a monitor apart?
The only areas I saw anything that looked remotely an issue was in the original power supply for the monitor and behind the metal covering over the converter. Neither were even as large as the caps in a pc power supply, much less those in a crt monitor, so I would have to say the risk is minimal. Always use caution though.....;)

Mr Dugans: got a pic of the butchered LCD? and how exactly did you do away with the power supply. sounds like it would work for my mod also.


No pics at present, but I just got a pair of new fans for that rig and will be installing them soon. This requires taking most of the foolish thing apart anyway, so I plan to get some pics of the whole thing at that time- I'll try to remember to post a link in here when I do.

Note that the hardest thing about modding the lcd was the custom video patch cable!
There are a BUNCH of teeny tiny wires in those things...........:D

[Captain Slug]

1 1/2 inches. But of course mine is completely modified to be nearly naked.
http://captainslug.com/modding/lcd_7.jpg

I've received shocks from 12V CCFL inverters before so I wasn't worried about opening my LCD. At most you could get some pepper marks. But it's not really going to hold a charge for very long.
If you need any stand-offs for remounting the electronics let me know.

[HotKoala]

Not even an inch. 3/4"

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