swoslover wrote:
The monitor lead itself has a cut almost like it has been lying under the monitor which has worn it away. This is where the blue spark comes from and you have to hold both ends of the lead and push it together, I will invest in some tape as it seems to work ok when the conncection is secured.
I'm sorry, but it is absolute madness to continue to use a lead in such condition. Not only does it pose a danger to yourself, it might well have caused your problems which, I note, are being pinned upon the seller.
Not so much 'buyer beware' but 'seller...