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creditman · Oct 3, 2005, 2:20 PM

I just purchased a used 21 Dell P1130 monitor. I installed it and there are 2 very fient, but visable lines about a third from the top and a third from the bottom. I called company from where I purchased and the person said these lines are known as 'dampening wires' lines and are very common on trinitron monitors.

My question... is this just a BS line, or is he telling the truth? Is it normal for these monitors to display these lines?

Thanks for you comments.

John

tclune · Oct 3, 2005, 3:04 PM

He's telling the truth. If you google for Trinitron dampening wire you'll see various places that discuss this. FWIW

creditman · Oct 3, 2005, 3:23 PM

Thanks:-)

Is this fixable? You can hardly see the lines, but they are there.

tclune · Oct 3, 2005, 3:24 PM

creditman wrote:

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Is this fixable? You can hardly see the lines, but they are there.

Apparently not-- they're part of the design of the monitor.

eric s · Oct 4, 2005, 9:25 AM

They are part of the design of the monitor. So they are not only "common" they are required. The trinitron design requires them.

I'm using a trinitron monitor right now and I can see the line where the web page is white, but I can't in other areas.

Those monitors don't suffer from color gone alignment problems (because they only have 1 gun) and they are lighter than other monitor designs. I find that worth the 2 lines, but then again I hardly notice them.... I guess I'm just used to them.

Eric

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Oct 3, 2005, 2:20 PM	#1
creditman Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 20	I just purchased a used 21 Dell P1130 monitor. I installed it and there are 2 very fient, but visable lines about a third from the top and a third from the bottom. I called company from where I purchased and the person said these lines are known as 'dampening wires' lines and are very common on trinitron monitors. My question... is this just a BS line, or is he telling the truth? Is it normal for these monitors to display these lines? Thanks for you comments. John

Oct 3, 2005, 3:04 PM	#2
tclune Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,093	He's telling the truth. If you google for Trinitron dampening wire you'll see various places that discuss this. FWIW

Oct 3, 2005, 3:23 PM	#3
creditman Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 20	Thanks:-) Is this fixable? You can hardly see the lines, but they are there.

Oct 4, 2005, 9:25 AM	#5
eric s Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,803	They are part of the design of the monitor. So they are not only "common" they are required. The trinitron design requires them. I'm using a trinitron monitor right now and I can see the line where the web page is white, but I can't in other areas. Those monitors don't suffer from color gone alignment problems (because they only have 1 gun) and they are lighter than other monitor designs. I find that worth the 2 lines, but then again I hardly notice them.... I guess I'm just used to them. Eric