Re: Monitor problem

[Giorgio Morocutti <giorgio.morocutti@alice.it>]

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:40:46 -0700 (PDT), Allen Bong
<allenbsf6502@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>I think it is just fun to do repairing these days and the result is
>always very rewarding.  Of course I'd rather not send a monochrome
>monitor to the repairing shop for repair as the labour charge would be
>more than the cost of the monitor itself.  But the feeling of
>concurring the monitor once you find the fault is so...... very hard
>to explain !  ((( ;- )
>
>But if after many trials, the fault is still not located, then it
>would be very frustrating.  I'd recommend you just leave the monitor
>aside for a week or two and come back later with a fresh mind to
>tackle the fault again.  Approaching the problem from a different
>angle with a fresh brain would probably make you see clearer the minor
>things that you have missed on the last trial.  Giorgio, if you really
>think that changing the 21 capacitors would help, you may change them
>all if that would clear your doubts.  After all 21 capacitors dont
>cost very much.  It's the labour charges that count.   From what I see
>from your previous post you have a working monitor of the same model.
>Why dont you just compare voltages of the good one and write them on
>the circuit diagram on strategic points and compare them with the
>voltages of the faulty one.  I am sure you can find the fault in one
>way or the other.  Wishing you best of luck and happy trouble
>shooting.
>
Thanks Allen for your suggestions.
I am (was) an electrical engineer with hobby of electronics that love
Apple II ;-).
I am on CSA2 just for to learn something about Apple II and its
maintenance.

Thanks

Ciao

Giorgio
Giorgio Morocutti
giorgio.morocutti@alice.it
Apple II & Apple III forever !