Re: tlug: monitor flat-lined

[Jim Schweizer <schweiz@example.com>]

Hi all,

On 27-Jul-98 Karl-Max Wagner wrote:
>> Does the flatline mean I'm off to buy a new monitor, or is
>> there some way to bring this back to life?
> Get scope, VOM and soldering iron out of the drawer and fix
> your vertical sync. 

I wish I had a scope and VOM, but I don't, and I haven't seen
my soldering iron in decades. It sounds like you're dead-on,
though. I found this in the monitor FAQ at

http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/monfaq.htm

"However, if failure happened suddenly and the vertical is
squashed at all scan rates, this is likely a vertical deflection
problem - possibly a bad capacitor, bad connection, bad
flyback/pumpup diode, or other component.  None of these
should be very expensive (in a relative sort of way)."

Can anyone recommend a good monitor repair shop. The folks I
called in Okayama either don't do it, or will ship it off
'somewhere' to be looked at (that doesn't make me too
comfortable.)

Thanks

Jim S.

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