Monitors and Power Supplies

NoviceTechie · 02-01-2009, 07:07 PM

Hi,

This is my first time posting on this forum, so I apologize if this is the improper venue.

I just built a new computer and I set up a 2 week maintenance plan. Today was the 2 week marker so I turned off all the peripherals, and unplugged the monitor.

After cleaning the computer, I went about putting my LCD monitor back in place. I plugged in the VGA cord, and then placed the power cord into the monitor.

The issue is, the power cord for the monitor was already plugged into an active power source and when I plugged the cord into the monitor, I heard a distinct crackle.

I powered up the PC and the Monitor and all seems well. But I'm curious - was I suppose to unplug the power cord from its power source first, before plugging it into the monitor? Do you think I caused harm to the monitor, because atm it seems fine.

Thank you in advance for your responses.

Tumbleweed36 · 02-01-2009, 09:07 PM

That may have been a static charge you heard and they can cause harm, but in this case not as likely as some other scenarios.

Let me make a suggestion, get a high quality power strip and in the future plug all your things that need electricity in to that power strip. Then when you shut the power strip off, you shut everything off.

Since it is working fine, I think you are safe to assume that everything is fine.

Therefore, if it isn't broken, don't fix it.

O.K., only kidding!

02-01-2009, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
NoviceTechie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 17 OS: XP Pro	Monitors and Power Supplies Hi, This is my first time posting on this forum, so I apologize if this is the improper venue. I just built a new computer and I set up a 2 week maintenance plan. Today was the 2 week marker so I turned off all the peripherals, and unplugged the monitor. After cleaning the computer, I went about putting my LCD monitor back in place. I plugged in the VGA cord, and then placed the power cord into the monitor. The issue is, the power cord for the monitor was already plugged into an active power source and when I plugged the cord into the monitor, I heard a distinct crackle. I powered up the PC and the Monitor and all seems well. But I'm curious - was I suppose to unplug the power cord from its power source first, before plugging it into the monitor? Do you think I caused harm to the monitor, because atm it seems fine. Thank you in advance for your responses.

02-01-2009, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,640 OS: XP Professional	Re: Monitors and Power Supplies That may have been a static charge you heard and they can cause harm, but in this case not as likely as some other scenarios. Let me make a suggestion, get a high quality power strip and in the future plug all your things that need electricity in to that power strip. Then when you shut the power strip off, you shut everything off. Since it is working fine, I think you are safe to assume that everything is fine. Therefore, if it isn't broken, don't fix it. O.K., only kidding! __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 02-01-2009 at 09:10 PM.