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Re:Weird monitor bugs people sent me in the last 5 years by reitanqild on Sunday August 28, 2022 @11:39PM (#32634573)
> A dangling bag of coins is a famous cheap EMC test for products.

Actually never heard about this before.

What is the trick? It cannot just be to shake a bag of coins next to the monitor?

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Re:Weird monitor bugs people sent me in the last 5 years by hinoki on Monday August 29, 2022 @01:23AM (#32635037)
I had heard of gas cylinders in office chairs, but not coins. I found this paper that mentions both: https://www.emcesd.com/pdf/uesd99-w.pdf
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