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    What goes with grey/silver??

    i have a standard beige pc setup but was wondering what colour i should spray my 21" monitor (beige/grey) as i'll soon be buying this case:

    http://www.savastore.com/search.asp
    (Acrylic Silver Mini Tower with ATX 300W Case
    Suntek Computers Ltd TH656SX)

    i have it in mind to paint it black but then i thought black with hints of white ie buttons what do you think??

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    My advice would be to choose a different case. The above one is awful imo and I know many people on these forums agree.

    For roughly the same price you can get



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    Have a look around mate

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    For people who can't be arsed to search on SavaStore

    Its a good case although the cooling is ment to be shocking, painting monitors is a big job and one that can often go wrong. Its also very dangerous as there are capacitors which can store leathal charge (esp bigger monitors) for weeks after being switched off!

    I would recommend either the Chieftech above or the LianLi PC61 (Black rocks)!

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    Surely for spraying monitors you can just cover up and air vent type things, and any of the screen, then just spray?

    Or am I missing something?

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    That wouldn't leave a very clean finish, even if you masked it well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unrealrocks
    Its a good case although the cooling is ment to be shocking, painting monitors is a big job and one that can often go wrong. Its also very dangerous as there are capacitors which can store leathal charge (esp bigger monitors) for weeks after being switched off!
    I second this, though being somebody who knows a bit about electronics I know how to discharge capacitors so I'm not afraid of the guts of a monitor (though I still "respect" them - just in case.)
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    Yeah but discharging that many capacitors could take hours ... and what if you missed one :|

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    Quote Originally Posted by unrealrocks
    Yeah but discharging that many capacitors could take hours ... and what if you missed one :|
    Well not all of the capacitors have 40 thousand volts in them do they!!!

    My favourite is getting a 110volt kick from one of the capacitors in the rectification circuit on PSU's.
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    nah i might just leave my monitor now...thanks your advise but...but those monitors lord kodir was on about they don't cut mustard for me...they're butters to be frank, just typical of a pc case's design...i.e. a box with sharp edges...

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    kez I know a bit about electronics, but that bit doesnt really include capacitors. I assume the best way to discharge is just to short both legs, or would that be bad? The only other way I can think of is sticking a load accross the legs, like a LED or fan, but with 4kv or whatever monitors use, I dont think the led would last long?
    Im thinking about modding a psu, which inc removing the pcb etc to change the case its in, so knowing how to discharg caps would be usefull

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    Well, I'm no expert and getting rustier by the day, lol, but I tend to just short things to ground before I touch them. Briding the capacitor legs discharges them too I think, oh how I wish I could remember better!
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    Blue and Orange go well with grey and silver

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    hmm forgot I could just short to ground. When i do it ill lift the pcb out with plyers and drop the solder side onto a grounded sidepanel, then should be safe

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