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- From: rhaar@albert.cs.gmr.com (Bob Haar)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
- Subject: Re: screen is shrinking.
- Message-ID: <88641@rphroy.ph.gmr.com>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 17:15:49 GMT
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- In article 18047@cci632.cci.com, adw@cci632.cci.com (Allen Williams (co-op)) writes:
- |>In article <27298@rwmke.mil.wi.us> jtk@rwmke.mil.wi.us (Joseph T. Klein) writes:
- |>>Looks like the screen on my old 7300 is starting to go.
- |>>
- |>
- |> All you need to do is replace a capacitor. The exact instructions are in
- |>the FAQ, which will do a better job at explaining it than I can. You need
- |>a 4.7 uf ESR (Equivalent series resistance) non-polarized capacitor to replace
- |>the one in C411 in the monitor.
- |>
- |> Also- I have had trouble finding a 4.7 uf ESR cap, so I used an ordinary
- |>4.7uf non polarized cap for power supplies. It works OK for now but I want the
- |>genuine part. The cap I used was much smaller than the original cap. Does
- |>anyone know where to get the real thing? I tried Mouser, but they don't have a
- |>similar product.
- |>
- |> A note of warning- the cap I used is already beginning to go after a month
- |>of use. The small capacitor I used may be good for a quick fix, but it
- |>won't last.
- |>
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- Can anyone recommend a mail-order source for these capacitors - one
- that doesn't have a $100 minimum ?
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