My workroom smells like burning electronics

#1 Mon, 1 Oct 2007 - 19:30

So, I hooked up one of my IIgs' a couple hours ago and started playing with it. I poked around the Startup Disk a bit, made a backup copy, then went immediately into Lode Runner, everything is working fine.

About ten minutes ago I hear a loud POP! Everything is still on... Lode is still running... I flip the power switch on the IIgs. Then smoke starts billowing from the top of the monitor... I hit the power switch, then pulled the plug. After a minute or so the smoke started dying down.

It's been a while since I've had something blow up on me... it pretty much sucks. Good thing I have two more IIgs monitors!

#2 Mon, 1 Oct 2007 - 19:35

Probably just part of the HT electronics on the monitor going out in a ball of (very fast moving blue) flame. Might be repairable.

#3 Mon, 1 Oct 2007 - 22:40

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I'll have to tear it apart at some point, if for no other reason than to see what blew. Not sure what I want to do with it. For now it's sitting outside... it was really smelling up the house.