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Removing dead thunderflies stuck inside an LCD monitor

Removing dead thunderflies stuck inside an LCD monitor

This summer my flat was "attacked" by hundreds of tiny thunderflies, some of which managed to get behind the screen of my LCD. A few of the cursed creatures went and died right in the middle of the display:

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Guest [Entry]

"I'll give a try :)

if your monitor external layer is plastic, (for big LCD screens I think its plastic and it's just for protection)

get one of those suction cups, stick it on the screen where there is a Thunderflies, then pull it softly to make a little space between the two layer so that thing will have some space to move

now, tap the screen or shake it and they will throw at the bottom of the screen.

hope it work for you. :)"
Guest [Entry]

"I had a bug directly in the middle of my monitor and I removed him by disassembling the monitor.

So there are four layers in your monitor:

backlight
diffuser
LCD
front facing outermost protective plastic/glass layer

I thought the bug was right behind the first layer, between LCD and glass. However as I found out these two layers are permanently glued and sealed. That's a good news as no bugs get in.

I found the bug (actually 3 of them, two that I didn't know of) between diffuser and LCD. This space can be quite easily reached with just basic tools (pry tool, flat and Phillips screwdriver) within 30 minutes. You can follow detailed steps in Acer Thin Bezel Monitor Disassembly.

And here are the dead bugs sitting on diffuser sheet:"