OT: Monitors keep dying

[gstitt]

This isn't a support post (at least not for EW products), but I'm desperate and this problem is keeping me from working.

I had an LCD monitor die a few days ago. It was not big deal because I have spares. However, one of the spares died today after 2 days of use. I have been incredibly unlucky lately, but the odds of this being a coincidence are pretty crazy.

Is there any bigger problem I should be concerned about that could be killing my monitors? I have them plugged into a UPS (along with everything else I use). Could something be wrong with the UPS?

The only weird electrical issue I have is that when I flip a switch that controls a fan for the room, my audio monitors (not LCD) cut out for about a half a second. The audio monitors are on the same outlet as the LCD monitors, but so far only the LCDs keep dying.

[Jeff Hayat]

I would say the monitors are defective, save for this:

Originally Posted by gstitt

when I flip a switch that controls a fan for the room, my audio monitors (not LCD) cut out for about a half a second.

That is NOT normal by any stretch. I assume they are active monitors that require electric? I would spend a few dollars, and have an electrician come in and see if he can find anything. Maybe call your electric provider, and see if they will send someone to check whatever they can (I am not even sure what to check). Maybe you have what is called dirty power. Maybe there is something you can do. Best bet is to hire a pro, and see if they can find anything.

Good luck.

[martinbaba]

All you need is a power stabilizer and a better (bigger) UPS.
Sometimes, when you plug in or out one device, the electrical power become stronger or weaker (maybe thousands of times in just half of second) and that affect your other devices, special if you have UPS. In some areas volts are fluctuate from 210 to 250 , and amperes also. This is one more reason you need a stabilizer.
Also keep in mind: first plug in a device and after switch it on with the power switch. This is very important for the life of your gear.

This is the proper and expensive way and you will need a specialist to install all these in the proper way. The cheap and not so secure way is a power distributor with 13amp max fuse like this in the photo of my studio. With the power distributor, you will have always your devices pluged in and remember: first switch on the button in the distributor and after in the device.

[martinbaba]

Also, something else we all sometimes forget. Some devices simply cannot work properly in 40+ degree celsius. Manufacturers mention this in the devices manuals. So we better have air conditioners switched on.

Sorry for my english, is not my native language.

Regards

[gstitt]

That is NOT normal by any stretch. I assume they are active monitors that require electric? I would spend a few dollars, and have an electrician come in and see if he can find anything. Maybe call your electric provider, and see if they will send someone to check whatever they can (I am not even sure what to check). Maybe you have what is called dirty power. Maybe there is something you can do. Best bet is to hire a pro, and see if they can find anything.

They are active monitors. I am totally confused by this so I will likely have someone else check it out. In the meantime, I'll use a different outlet and will likely get a power conditioner/stabilizer just to be safe. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'll need it for all my expensive equipment (e.g. monitors, audio interface, PCs, etc.). I see they range from dirt cheap to incredibly expensive.

Thanks for the suggestions.

[gstitt]

Hmmm, it gets stranger. The problem with the switch I referred to only occurs when I switch it OFF, not on.

Also, nothing other than my audio monitors seem to be affected, even though I have other devices plugged into the same UPS and the same outlet.

I used a receptacle tester to make sure there were no wiring problems in the outlets. I'll get out my multimeter when I get a chance and do some other tests.