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tips for avoiding electric shock, debezel mod.

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fudge2011

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Ive successfully stripped the bezel of a dell 1707fp 17' monitor.

The power cable isn't in and the green electric strip with the power button is hanging loose on its cable from the backplate.

It is on a multi-monitor stand :p but....

  1. Firstly I don't know if I even need to press the on button.

  • Secondly in which order should I connect the power cable....I would assume monitor then wall.

  • I assume I need some non-conductive tape to stick the green strip with buttons to the back of the monitor , with the rubber buttons that fell out.

  • When doing this can you actually press the metal buttons on the green strip (when power is connected) ,,,or do they have to be non-conductively attached to the monitor?
 
Chances are the buttons are only running between 3.3v and 5v. They almost never run full panel voltage through those buttons. I wouldn't bet my life on it, but if they have a cable that goes to the monitor from the controller and the controller itself is just a loose pcb with buttons on it you would be safe sticking it pretty much anywhere that the soldering points wouldn't ground out.

Something like this?

http://www.iccfl.com/images/universal_LCD_Monitor_5-Buttons_Board.JPG

If so then you should be good putting it wherever with some double sided tape.
 
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Kaos_Drem said:
Something like this?

http://www.iccfl.com/images/universal_LCD_Monitor_5-Buttons_Board.JPG

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thanks, I tested touching the button in with my nail (without power) and they seem to function okai as in press down, despite looking a little rusty (bought second hand) , should I just go ahead and ignore the rubber button casing then when i attach the power? also does the sticky tape have to be non-conductive 'electrical tape' or can it be any kind of tape?

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