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- From: lief@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Lief Sorensen)
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 17:00:32 GMT
- Subject: Re: Monitor died. Any experienced repairmen around?
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- Erik,
-
- I had exactly they same thing happen to me with my television set. My set got
- shut down severely when lightning hit nearby. After some time, I powered it
- up again, and all seemed OK, except that it took several hours to DeGauss
- properly. Then a few months later, it started showing the symptoms you
- describe. Every so often, while watching TV, it would suddenly click off and
- then click on again, as if the power had glitched or something. Once in a
- while, when I would power it on, it would only light the power indicator light
- and make a little clicking noise but never activate the high voltage (and it
- seems that the power indicator was not as bright as it should be). Anyway,
- these episodes got more frequent over the next few months until it finally
- quit altogether. Now, it never powers up, although the power indicator light
- sort of lights up.
-
- I plan to try fixing it one of these days if I get time. I have repaired
- several monitors in the lab. In general, the most likely candidates are the
- power transistors and power diodes. What I have done in the past fairly
- successfully is to take an OHM meter and measure the resistance accross all
- diodes as well as the junctions of all the transistors. If you find a junction
- that has a fairly small resistance (say less than 10 ohms, regardless of
- the orientation of the probes), then you have a dead device. Replace it.
-
- You might also check for internal fuses that are not customer accessible.
- These are soldered in. Sometimes, some power supply folks use low value
- resistors as fuses. Anyway, check the resistance of all these guys. If the
- resistance is excessive (indicating an open circuit), replace it.
-
- The chance of your tube being damaged is quite slim. I would guess that your
- problem is a diode or transistor. Give it a try -- you could save yourself
- a ton of money!
-
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