So folks, don't forget to check if your Ikea chair is compatible with your screen. I'm not kidding. A thread 🧵.
I've had the problem with my new screen for several weeks now, that every now and then the screen goes black for a few seconds.
Today I had enough and wanted to investigate the problem. So I started changing all the cables, plugging the screen into a different socket, and and and. Nothing helped.
#ikea #chair #hardware #weird
I've had the problem with my new screen for several weeks now, that every now and then the screen goes black for a few seconds.
Today I had enough and wanted to investigate the problem. So I started changing all the cables, plugging the screen into a different socket, and and and. Nothing helped.
#ikea #chair #hardware #weird
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Felix Häcker
in reply to Felix Häcker • • •So I suspected a loose contact somewhere. But no. No matter how much I wiggled the table/cables, everything was fine.
The problem was only there when I sat down or stood up, although the chair didn't even touch the table.
Felix Häcker
in reply to Felix Häcker • • •Took the Ikea "MARKUS" chair again, sat down - screen went off again.
HUH?! My chair has a feature that automatically turns screens on/off? I guess nice privacy feature?
Felix Häcker
in reply to Felix Häcker • • •WAIT! I am not the only one with this problem!? Found the following (German) forum post:
https://www.computerbase.de/forum/threads/hauptmonitor-wird-sporadisch-kurz-schwarz.2060771/
Hauptmonitor wird sporadisch kurz schwarz
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Felix Häcker
in reply to Felix Häcker • • •The solution? No idea yet, but it seems that insulating the chair with copper foil and connecting it to a socket (ground) might help. 🤦♂️
Welcome to 2023 - Your Ikea "MARKUS" chair is not compatible with your screen 👏
(Not my chair, the picture is from the forum post)
#ikea #chair #hardware #weird
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Vivia 🦆🍵:rustacean_ferris:
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Taylan
in reply to Felix Häcker • • •Our old chairs at work (we just moved and got new ones) also had the issue.
Everyone was saying it must have something to do with loose contacts and the vibrations you cause when standing up or sitting down, but it seemed super weird to me as no amount of hitting or shaking my table would affect my monitor, whereas my co-worker 5 meters away getting up from his chair could make it go off for a second...
So I knew it had something to do with static electricity but it seemed unreal as it happens over such a long distance. (Compared to the millimeters of distance you need for a direct static discharge.)
When I googled "monitor goes off when getting up" I found some explanations. If I understand correctly, a strong ESD can essentially send out something like a small EMP, which is mind blowing.
Taylan
in reply to Taylan • • •https://www.theregister.com/2020/01/09/office_chair_emissions/
Blame of thrones: Those viral vids of PC monitors going blank when people stand up? Static electricity from chairs
Thomas Claburn (The Register)Diego Roversi
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