Re: Monitor Problems

[Paul Grammens <pgrammen@sonic.net>]

Charles J. Sarchet wrote:
>
> Here is what I can tell you.  I have the case torn apart and reconnected
> everything that had to be disconnected to get the case apart.  I turn the
> monitor on and the power light comes on, but there is no picture.
> Observation of the picture tube shows only a slight glow.

OK, if you have any glow you must have filaments and high voltage. I
often use the hair on the back of my hand to detect high voltage, by
feeling for static on the screen when the monitor is powered up. The
next thing I'd try is adjusting the screen voltage to see if I could get
the intensity up on the screen. If you worked on TV's, you know where
that is adjusted. That normally won't change, you may have a defective
flyback transformer. 


> power spike.  The spike fragged the surge protector and the power supply in
> the GS.  The power supply appears to have had a slight fire and darkened the
> inside of the GS and the monitor.

If it is that bad, you might have multiple problems. 


> 
> If you can get the monitors for $10 in your area, I would be real interested
> in getting a couple of spares.
>

My local computer recycling junk store (http://www.crc.org/) usually has
some, and I saw one at the dump recycling area yesterday, so they are
pretty easy to find. Schools also have them, and when the IIgs
powersupply goes, they dump the whole works.