Fix monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity in chair
3 days ago
- #EMI spikes
- #static electricity
- #monitor troubleshooting
- The author experienced issues where static electricity from an office chair caused an external monitor to go black, blink, or turn off.
- The problem was identified as EMI spikes generated by gas lift office chairs, affecting video cables, especially DisplayPort and adapters.
- Solutions include grounding the chair with a metallic chain to reduce static electricity and using ferrite rings on video cables to mitigate EMI spikes.