Thunder Bug

[newt]

At this moment I have one of those tiny thunder bugs moving across my LCD screen, not on the outside but on the bloody inside its driving me mad.

 

[tim]

A hammer should sort it.......

 

[Dave S]

Ah, is that what they are called? I get them just about every year inside my LCD monitor - so far not encountered any this year.

I was warned against trying to open the screen to clear them out because apparently you are pretty much certain of ruining the monitor.

Dave

 

[Slim]

open a picture of a spider. That should scare it off. :wink:

 

[Racers]

Hi,
Seal it in a bag and put it in the freezer, then let it warm up to room temperature (in the bag) before using it.


Pete

 

[Benchwayze]

I had something like that marching across the viewfinder of my old Pentax film camera. Apparently, that was a dust mite somewhat magnified.

I must be lucky, or maybe thunder bugs don't get this far north!

Good luck getting rid of it Newt.

John

 

[newt]

The darn thing is now dead and its in the middle of the screen, I think I will try a blst of air from the compressor.

 

[Pecker]

Slighly off, topic. but folklore has it is - and generally acknowledged as probably true,- the term "Bugs" in relation to computers, came about due to some kind of insect (believed to be a cockroach after the warmth)crawling inside one of the very earlier semi mechanical computers, caused a relay to stick. Hence "bugs in the system".

Just my tuppence worth!

Woody

 

[Benchwayze]

Never Mind Newt.

It will rot down and you can truly say your PC is 'green'...

Sorry I don't have anything constructive to offer. I don't know much about the inside of monitors. Just hope I don't get struck.

John

 

[Pecker]

Hey Knewt, this isn't you is it?

http://www.kewego.co.uk/video/iLyROoaftIwN.html

woody